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Conservative Review Senior Editor, Daniel Horowitz.

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And welcome back to the Conservative Conscious.

This is your host, Daniel Horowitz.

Back in the house for a new week, although it is already Tuesday afternoon,

but coming back after a holiday weekend, I feel like I am totally still asleep at the switch.

So anyway, bear with us today because I am really tired.

I don't know what it is when you're in a war footing, always fighting for liberty,

and then you take a couple of days off, spend some family time, do some yard work,

and then I just come back and I'm so tired.

I can barely process information.

And by the way, it's a good thing that Congress is out all week.

We come back on Tuesday, Congress comes back next Tuesday.

You know, I make fun out of it, but the reality is it's good they're not back

because frankly, they're not going to do anything to address the emergency issues.

In fact, when they address the emergency issues, as you guys well know,

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