DELICIOUS gossip from the Oracle of Washington (w/ Mark Leibovich) Bulwark Podcast

[ihaveaquestion]

May 10, 2024 The Bulwark Podcast with Tim Miller
Mark Leibovich joins Tim Miller for the weekend pod.

Mike Johnson may have seen the light in the SCIF, but is he scheming with Trump for Jan 6, 2025? Plus, imagining Gavin Newsom 2028 if we get to keep our elections, Biden's age still makes every supporter nervous, Kevin McCarthy's vendetta, and Nikki, the wild card.

0:00 - Intro
3:59 - Republicans Show Up at Protests at GW
10:37 - Mike Johnson Becoming Responsible Conservative Leader
15:11 - Tip O’Neill and Ronald Reagan Friendship Was BS
17:00 - The Fall of Kevin McCarthy
21:43 - Reince Priebus and Mark Leibovich’s Therapy Sessions
27:53 - Gavin Newsom’s Political Aspirations
35:13 - Kimberly Guilfoyle Connection to Newsom and Don Jr
37:01 - Newsom’s Chances for Presidency
39:04 - Concerns Around Joe Biden’s Age
47:20 - Nikki Haley Holding Out on Endorsement
49:34 - The Pardons of Jack Quinn and Paul Manafort
54:05 - Corruption Leading Up to Trump’s Success
56:26 - Lessons from 2012 Election

[Warpy]

1. Politicians are like diapers, they need to be changed often

and for the same reason.

I don't know who came up with that one, but it's especially true for people in positions of power. Power makes mos of us start to go completely gaga after a while, which is why the great reformers who enter power as dictators go totally bad within 10 years.