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Commentary about the news from Mary Jo Toumert and John Paulett. Ok, we will admit it. We are liberals, but we make a lot of sense. And we are brother and sister.

John Paulett


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    May 28th The TACO Show

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 19:37


    Trump Always Chickens Out, John and Mary Jo discuss.

    May 21st Working on a Coal Mine

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 20:42


    The Trump administration is making budget cuts, John and Mary Jo discuss.

    May 15th Leaving on a Jet Plane

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 20:42


    Trump has a new toy, John and Mary Jo discuss.

    April 28th In the Bubble

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 22:54


    Trump is living in his own world. John and Mary Jo discuss.

    April 22nd Non Habemus Papem

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 21:36


    John and Mary Jo discuss the Pope.

    April 15th Are We Moving On?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 22:16


    Who is complicit in this? John and Mary Jo have some thoughts.

    April 8th Do Not Tariff If Seal Is Broken

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 22:12


    John and Mary Jo discuss the tariffs

    April 1st I Love My Mazda

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 22:01


    John and Mary Jo discuss the Trump tariffs.

    March 25th Signal Corps

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 21:13


    The government has a security issue, John and Mary Jo have some thoughts.

    March 17th Mercantilism

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 23:14


    As the U.S. moves away from free trade, John and Mary Jo have some thoughts.

    March 11th Entitlement

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 21:33


    What benefits are US citizens entitled to? John and Mary Jo have some thoughts.

    March 4th It's the Stupid Economy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 20:51


    Is Trump intentionally tanking the economy? John and Mary Jo have some thoughts.

    February 25th Globalization

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 18:35


    Where does the U.S. stand with foreign policy? John and Mary Jo have some thoughts.

    February 19th Endgame

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 22:05


    What future does the Trump administration envision? John and Mary have some thoughts.

    February 11th La Resistance

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 20:13


    John and Mary Jo lead the revolution.

    February 3rd Any Dictator Will Do

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2025 21:11


    Elon gains control, Mary Jo and John have some thoughts

    December 5 The Weeks Keep Coming

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024 21:33


    New nominations for Trump administration. John and Mary Jo have lots of thoughts.

    November 18 Into a Brave New World

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 23:01


    Now that the election is over, what next. Mary Jo and John give it some thought,

    November 11 Well, It Happened

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 22:07


    Mary Jo and John are doing their best to adjust to the new reality of a Trump victory. Their best is not that good.

    November 7 Post Mortem

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024 20:47


    It was not easy thinking about what happened on Election Day. Mary Jo and John give it a try.

    October 10 Why Is It Close?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024 22:07


    Mary Jo and John struggle to understand why so many people are voting for Donald Trump.

    October 3 Remembering Trump

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2024 21:09


    Many voters seem to have forgotten what it was like in the Trump Presidency. Mary Jo and John recall the bad times.

    September 25 JD or not JD

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2024 23:00


    What is with JD Vance and his incredible stories? Mary Jo and John have some ideas.

    September 18 How Can It Be?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 20:27


    After everything that has happened, how can people still hang on with Donald Trump? Mary Jo and John are wondering.

    September 9 Waiting for Debate

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 18:30


    Mary Jo and John try to anticipate what will happen when Kamala and Donald face off.

    September 2 Election Season is Here

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024 19:25


    It is Labor Day and the Presidential Election season is here. Mary Jo and John look forward.

    August 12 Riding in Donald's Helicopter

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2024 17:10


    Trump is getting crazier and crazier. Mary Jo and John try to find some method in the madness.

    July 23 Where Were You When the Resignation Came?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024 17:05


    People are remembering what they were doing when they heard Joe Biden had withdrawn. Mary Jo and John have thoughts about why this is important.

    July 7 Ohio's Gift to America

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 19:14


    Mary Jo and John give their thoughts about VP candidate JP Vance. And it ain't pretty.

    July 12 So Are We Ridin' With Biden?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 18:46


    There are no questions at the Republican Convention but Mary Jo and John have ideas about the Democratic nominee.

    July 9 Something Is Wrong

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 18:46


    Mary Jo and John reflect on the current state of the nation and conclude that "something is wrong."

    June 30 Having a Bad Night

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 19:21


    President Biden had a very, very bad debate night. Mary Jo and John try to sort it out.

    June 20 The Euthyphro Problem and Other Stuff about Theocracy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2024 19:43


    The Louisiana mandate to post the Ten Commandments in every classroom raises the threat of theocracy. John and Mary Jo have a lot to say.

    June 16 Mention My Name in Milwaukee

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2024 17:43


    Trump criticizes Milwaukee as "a horrible city." Mary Jo and John wonder why.

    June 4 The Rigged System

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2024 18:06


    The Republicans insist that the justice system is rigged against Donald Trump. Mary Jo and John take a closer look.

    May 26 Why Did I Ever Leave Ohio?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2024 18:04


    Will the Ohio legislator block Joe Biden from the ballot? Mary Jo and John unpack the details.

    May 19 Flying the SCOTUS Flag

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2024 16:05


    Justice Alito seems to not care about the appearance of impartiality. Mary Jo and John think about what this means for the integrity of the court.

    May 16 The Great Debate

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2024 17:18


    President Biden will debate Donald Trump in June. Mary Jo and John have thoughts.

    May 1 Back to the Campus

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2024 18:28


    Protests are spreading through campuses. Mary Jo and John think about the similarities and differences between this and the 1960s.

    April 26 Back to the Court

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2024 18:22


    The Supreme Court hears the Presidential immunity case. Mary Jo and John have a lot of thoughts.

    April 18 Clown Car in the House

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2024 17:45


    Impeachment trials and investigations. What is the House of Representatives up to?

    April 14 Taking Apart the New York Trump Trial

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2024 19:02


    Mary Jo and John analyze what it at stake in the Trump hush money trial.

    April 10 Leaving It Up to the States

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2024 17:59


    Mary Jo and John are paying attention to States Rights and Abortion. The picture is not good.

    April 2 Check and Checkmate

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2024 17:03


    Mary Jo and John think the Republicans have put themselves into a box about abortion.

    March 22 Living In Authoritarianism

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 16:03


    What is it like to live in an authoritarian state? Mary Jo and John bring some experience and history to the subject.

    March 20 Reality is like a Lighthouse

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 18:40


    Reality seems to be bearing down on Donald Trump. Mary Jo and John have thoughts of what that means.

    March 13 Tik Tok, The Clock is Ticking

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 18:05


    The Congress wants to ban Tik Tok. Mary Jo and John have thoughts.

    March 7 Why Gaza Presents Biden Such a Problem

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 19:09


    There is so much that is difficult about the War in Gaza. Joe Biden has to sort out the many problems. John and Mary Jo have thoughts.

    March 3 Joe and Donald are the Candidates

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2024 17:54


    Like it or not. Biden and Trump are the Candidates. Mary Jo and John think about what that means.

    February 29 Living in Authoritarian Bliss

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2024 17:52


    The US is facing the possibility of an authoritarian regime. Mary Jo and John think about who is responsible for this.

    February 25 Thinking about Conception

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2024 18:35


    The Georgia State ruling about embryos has Mary Jo and John thinking about theology and philosophy.

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