that, and they re very sophisticated, these networks. well, let me just ask you for a moment to take a look here at home. let s look at some failing policies like the afghanistan war, the iraq war, two lost wars, an economic meltdown that brought down practically the world economy, a rampant galloping environmental crisis, and an opioid epidemic and covid pandemic that s been badly handled at best, that have killed, each of them, more than several hundred thousand americans. now let s look at the executives of defense contractors, financial investment firms, real estate firms, pharmaceutical companies and fossil fuel giants who have cycled in and out of government, or at the very least have been very influential in terms of shaping governmental policies, let s see how they re doing. pretty well, right?
like afghanistan may look like failing states but that s because their leadership isn t trying to govern. they re not trying to be a state. what are they trying to do? enrich themselves, and they re incredibly successful at doing that and they re very sophisticated, these networks. well, let me just ask you for a moment to take a look here at home. let s look at some failing policies like the afghanistan war, iraq war, two lost wars. economic meltdown that brought down practically the world economy. a rampant galloping environmental crisis, and an opioid epidemic and covid pandemic that s been badly handled at best, that have killed, each of them, more than several hundred thousand americans. now let s look at the executives of defense contractors, final investment firms, real estate
biden being elected the 46th president of the united states. we have one of the two major political parties, the third oldest of the world, that has given itself over completely to this autocratic projects. and in doing so, have broken faith, broken the compact that we have americans have had with each other since the beginning about how we share power. one of the things i ve been thinking a lot about is, you know, we ve been talking a lot this year about the filibuster, and senate tradition. but what about the tradition of our democratic system? whatever republicans done to protect our democracy? there are standing in the way, saying they care about the filibuster, and senate tradition. but what about american tradition in our democracy? i think the question certainly is what i have the democrats done to harden the infrastructure of american democracy? it was self evidence that the
if he was innocent, he would cooperate. the reason he s not cooperating, is because he does not have an innocent explanation for this conduct that day. it s a consciousness of guilt. and americans need to know, the republicans have to own the two deadly lies they continue to spin. the lie that the reelection weight was stolen, that continues to lead to political violence in this country. and the lives about the vaccines. that make our children vulnerable to getting sick. where some hundred thousand americans have died. two deadly lives are what republicans must own. and that s their mistake, and it s on us to make sure americans know that when they go to the ballot box next november will continue to make us where we could lose our democracy and hospital beds where we can lose people. congressman eric phil swell, thank you so much for joining us on this friday night. enjoy the rest of the game. good luck. coming up, breaking news, texas, extreme anti abortion law, is
if they want to hold a macomb level, it s not aimed at donald trump, its aim that future presidents. join us and make it bipartisan, in our interest to make sure that we no longer have a corrupt president, benefiting from the oval office. not only personally, financially, and politically. but also, for what it means, in our ability to try to end the mob at the capitol, to hold on to power if they were to lose an election. into that point about the insurrection, the january six committee have sent out many subpoenas. steve bannon defying the subpoena. i mean, liz cheney and adam kissinger are the two republicans on that committee, so it s bipartisan. what do americans need to know about the rationale behind steve bannon define the subpoena, and donald trump s efforts to use executive privilege in a moment that a bipartisan committee is trying to prevent another attack on the capital?