Senate Funds DHS But Who Actually Caved?
3 Martini Lunch – Political Humor & Commentary
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🗓️ 27 March 2026
⏱️ 26 minutes
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First, they react to the U.S. Senate passing funding for most of DHS, while excluding ICE and Customs and Border Protection, via a late-night voice vote. Jim and Greg unpack why some conservatives see this as a strategic Republican win, while others argue the GOP squandered critical leverage and caved in this standoff.
Next, they examine reports that up to 10,000 additional U.S. ground forces could be mobilized to the Middle East, giving President Trump more options in the war with Iran. Jim explains why he supports the war effort but stresses that the administration must clearly and publicly justify the deployment of any ground troops.
Finally, they offer muted applause for the San Francisco School Board after it reverses its controversial decision to eliminate middle school algebra in the name of “equity.” With test scores declining in the years since the change, Jim explains why dumbing down standards and expectations hurts everyone.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the three martini lunch. |
| 0:06.5 | Grab a stool next to Greg Carumbus of Radio America and Jim Garrity of National Review. |
| 0:12.2 | Three martini's coming up. |
| 0:14.6 | So glad you're with us for the Friday edition of the three martini lunch. |
| 0:19.0 | And Jim, whenever it comes to legislation uh you always are a little leery |
| 0:23.5 | when you wake up to news of in the middle of the night last night the u.s senate dot dot dot but what the |
| 0:29.4 | u.s senate did last night was by a voice vote approved funding for the department of homeland security |
| 0:34.8 | minus ice and minus customs and border protection, which seems |
| 0:39.4 | like a win for the left. And there's an argument that it is. But there's also an argument that |
| 0:45.4 | it's a win for the right since the Democrats didn't get their radical ICE reforms that they |
| 0:51.4 | wanted, including judicial warrants and no you know, no more masks and stuff like |
| 0:55.8 | that. And so there's a couple different takes here. There's Ed Morrissey over at Hot Air saying |
| 1:01.2 | this is a huge win for Republicans. Yes, ICE and CPB are not part of this, but they're already |
| 1:06.8 | funded by the big beautiful bill. And they'll also be addressed probably in a new |
| 1:10.9 | reconciliation bill this year, which is now far more likely because of how the Democrats have acted |
| 1:15.0 | here. And we'll probably get a lot more good things as a result of Democratic contraction here. |
| 1:20.0 | And ultimately, they're going to get none of what they want. Meanwhile, Byron York is out there |
| 1:23.6 | and others saying, you basically gave the Democrats what they wanted in terms of the funding, |
| 1:29.0 | and you negotiated in the first place, which you shouldn't have done. |
| 1:31.9 | You just should have said, it's time to fund the government. |
| 1:33.9 | We're not making any deal. |
| 1:35.3 | So, Jim, break the tie. |
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