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Allegedly gambled it away in cryptos. a big, big problem for the financial system and the markets and it s the result multiple criminal and civil investigations are going on including what congress is doing. this is a big story, maybe even one of the biggest scandals we ve seen since madoff in 2008. we ll get a little more answer this is week but he s played sergeant schultz and done it effectively with journalists and see if he does with politicians, neil. back to you. neil: very few people got that analogy but those of a certain age would say you hit the nail on the head. i see one thing and hear nothing. neil: exactly, nothing. thank you very much, my friend. we have a fascinating story. hear about this olive garden manager sick and tired of so many of the employees calling out sick. nothing happened to the employees. guess what happened to him? he s out of a job. food for thought after this. ....
Start passing bills and raising the bar of expectations for the u.s. congress and you re supposed to be one of the most highest, regarded political bodies, public service bodies in the country and you re not living up to expectations. it s not just about republicans but the body as a whole has to get stuff done or as you ve heard me say before, fire them all. if they can t get anything done, replace them. neil: all right, right now as you know, governor, we have one announced prominent republican going for the white house in 2024. of course that s donald trump. your name has been mentioned along with at least a half a dozen others at a minimum who might be entertaining that job. first to you, sir, and whether you re interested in it. sorry, i couldn t hear, neil, you ll have to go to the next question. neil: i had a feeling. a lot of people neil: would donald trump s presence make a difference to you that he s running and take for the republicans to consider it the ....
Charlie. i think it s going to be a lot ofs same, neil. i mean, listen, he s now completely lawyered up and did his media tour, and if you paid attention to any of that media tour, it was a lot of it was like i have no idea what went on, i don t have full information. granted some of the media interviews were sort of softballish. they didn t press him and i think on the republican side, the house financial services committee, i think you re going to like patrick mchenry, ranking republican that will be the chair of the committee when the 108th congress takes over in january, i think they ll be morm because as you know, there s a partisan issue here too. sam bankman-fried is a megadonor to the democratic party, ftx the firm that went under and crypto exchange gave to republicans, but he himself was a huge democratic contributor, a big contributor to president biden in 2020 so expect the republicans to really lay into him. we ll see if he can dodge those questions and it s going to b ....
Congress and on american politics, which really doesn t represent the largest group of voters in america who are by their own self-description independents. neil: what do you think of that, susan, that it dis-bottles the trend that s in american society, do you buy that? yes, i actually co. i do think that there s a gallop poll out in january saying there s 42% of the electorate actually identifies as independent, not with either party and that s far more than the democrats, about 29% and republicans at 27%. there s a going trend. the primary is entrenched in the money game and the way we operate. it may actually affect the general more likely as candidates move to the middle to ....
Decision clears the way for an any generation of leaders that looks decidely different from the team that steered the caucus for nearly two decades. can the new guard fill the vacuum that will be left behind by the most powerful woman probably in the history of american politics. a historic moenlt for nancy pelosi. two decades of house speakers. nancy pelosi has been in the congress since 108th congress. republicans have gone through five speakers in that time? that s extraordinary. and how she maintains the po discipline. instilling fear among the ....