It's St Patrick's Day and shenanigans are everywhere! Deb and Bill discuss the many narratives being busted by new House leadership investigations. It sure seems that the elites are up to no good and don't want you to know about it. What's going on in Ohio and Ukraine? What's happening with Covid and Jan 6? Let's discuss the nonsense.

"The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." ― George Orwell, 1984

References and further reading:

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/sen-fetterman-will-back-soon-hospitalization-clinical-depression-rcna73735

https://www.cfr.org/article/how-much-aid-has-us-sent-ukraine-here-are-six-charts

https://usafacts.org/articles/how-much-money-has-the-us-given-ukraine-since-russias-invasion/

https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-orders-norfolk-southern-conduct-all-cleanup-actions-associated-east-palestine

The new Speaker of the House made some important concessions to gain his new position. The House Freedom Caucus wielded some impressive power to attempt to move government (or at least the House) back to the way it used to work, prevent the swampy status quo, and get back to the way many Conservatives think it should work. What were those concessions, what are the ramifications, and what are the most important ones? Deb and Bill discuss all this in this special follow-up Episode 15b.

"Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate." ― John F Kennedy

References and further reading:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kevin-mccarthy-house-speaker-concessions_n_63bc6602e4b0fe267cb28d26

In some ways, the election didn't end up the way many anticipated. But in some ways, it went better than anticipated. Bill and Deb discuss the election aftermath. What actually happened last November? With hindsight, what positive things happened? We discussed some tight and pivotal races in November - what were the results? Are there any shenanigans?

"We do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate." ― Thomas Jefferson

References and further reading:

https://www.cnn.com/election/2022/results/georgia

https://ijr.com/court-appeals-gives-kari-lake-great-news-election-case/

https://www.ntd.com/court-of-appeals-agrees-to-expedite-kari-lakes-2022-election-case_894821.html

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/politics/2022/11/09/interactive--how-new-yorkers-voted-in-the-2022-election-for-governor

https://ballotpedia.org/Oregon_gubernatorial_election,_2022

https://uselectionatlas.org/2022.php

https://www.fox4now.com/news/local-news/investigates/how-florida-counts-votes-so-fast-compared-to-other-states

https://www.deseret.com/2023/1/9/23546941/house-rules-package-what-concessions-mccarthy-made-with-conservatives

https://thegrio.com/2023/01/13/byron-donalds-taught-joy-reid-a-thing-or-two-about-politics-and-hard-work/

https://www.theepochtimes.com/election-director-resigns-after-comprehensive-failure-on-primary-day-in-arizona-county-rnc_4644667.html?est=MbtAnlU/xFLXtLboAivKZFT+wCwSVhGghXmPMajlz34BH51FlmKqnyOfijXZUv9aSvs=&

https://www.theepochtimes.com/court-of-appeals-agrees-to-expedite-kari-lakes-2022-election-case_4980284.html