sound. but these companies need to do better for all of us, mike. mike: phil, 15 seconds. >> senator sch schmidt saying ts is a victory against the steps and in all likelihood challenged for the court system and the supreme court even. mike: well done. panelists, thank you so much. >> thank you. mike: finally, a special day. >> every time we fly that flag, it just is a sense of awe. awe. mike: one california crane companies paying tribute to america in a huge way this independence day. business owner low el tucker raised 1800 square foot american flag hundreds of feet above his business and raises the flag every patriotic holiday in honor of his veteran father who flew helicopters in the vietnam war. tucker says a son s love for his father and shared love of country stretches beyond measure
that has dipped down from highs in previous years in 2015 and 2011. with that let s bring in our panel. vince from oea washington and director of the daily caller and spokeswoman under president obama and real clear politicians phil wagman and happy fourth. >> happy fourth, mike. why do you think pate schism might be down a bit? >>-- patriotism might be done? >> it s hard to explain and rally to the defense of the country that they love in its current moment and i think a lot of this has to do with certainly different political visions for the country but also the faith of the country. one thing we ve seen as patriotism has gone down, there s been a coincidental drop in church attendance and
prepare a confidential report directly to the department of justice there is no guarantee we will see what is inside of this final investigation. and, remember, there is no law on the books right now which would require mueller to turn over any investigations to congress even if he finds impeachable offenses of course they could subpoena that and that s my expectation that they will. a lot of people will have egg on their face if they this turns into a nothing burger. >> charles: looks like fraption perhaps there is a chance this whole thing could go out with a whimper. >> absolutely. this is what is so interesting. you already have house democrats, for instance the incoming chair of the house judiciary committee. those guys are looking at impeachment right now. looking at impeachment before they have all of the evidence collected. i think they are putting the cart way in front of the horse on this one. >> seems like some of the older more knowledgeable democrats are staying away from that, that could be a huge mistake particularly with what we have seen so far. no real justification for it phil, happy new year, my friend, thank you very much. >> you too, thanks, charles.
bob mueller is going to be looking at mid may and saying to the team let s get it done. >> charles: former white water independent council on cavuto live saying buckle up until may. that s when he thinks the mueller probe could be wrapping up. the washington examiner phil wagman. you know, everyone is playing the guessing game. it does feel like the mueller investigation is running, you know, to use a baseball analogy in its eighth, ninth inning and something should be happening very soon. >> absolutely. chances are good that we actually go to extra innings on this one. look at the political drama that is the muriel investigation. this is something that has captivated the country and has defined trump from s presidency. the one thing that the mueller investigation hasn t done so far though is actually solidify whether or not there was any collusion between the trump campaign and the russians. so, like why heard a second ago when mueller finishes his investigation in may, regardless of whether or not he answers that question, there is so much drama right
>> neil: they call tax cut 2.0, another chance for republicans to go back to the tax cutting well. this would be an effort to make permanent a lot of the individual rate cuts that would sort of phase out i believe around the year 2025. in other words, a lot of sixth graders today when they are in college that would take effect. the washington examiner phil wagman and danielle mclaughlin and maddy glover. how realistic is this that they get. this a lot of mechanics as to why they had to phase in and phase out certain tax cuts. >> right. >> neil: republicans want to make them permanent on the individual side. would that make it permanent in november. >> i think it will. this is a vote that republicans are taking that will remind americans exactly why it is they are feeling economic enthusiasm for the first time in some cases in years. this last week we saw really positive job numbers. not only because jobs are created and the economy remains strong but because wages are going up. that was unweather forecast crucial promises made when the tax cut and jobs act tax