Alex Marlow

The extent to which he has been addicted and the legendariness of some of the benders he went on for such extended periods of time, seemingly with unlimited amounts of cash and connections and ability to get what he wants and when he wants it. Are you surprised he's alive? Because frankly, I'm sort of shocked.

The extent to which he has been addicted and the legendariness of some of the benders he went on for such extended periods of time, seemingly with unlimited amounts of cash and connections and ability to get what he wants and when he wants it. Are you surprised he's alive? Because frankly, I'm sort of shocked.

And he's a very clever guy, so he's going to figure out how to get money.

And he's a very clever guy, so he's going to figure out how to get money.

So here's what's going on, what happens. This is one of the things that disappointed me the most when I got to Washington, because I've been a Republican my whole life. It's sort of reluctant. I've never had deep respect for the Republican Party, but I've always hated the left. And it's always kind of guided me, and I always thought the best way to fight the left was via the Republican Party.

So here's what's going on, what happens. This is one of the things that disappointed me the most when I got to Washington, because I've been a Republican my whole life. It's sort of reluctant. I've never had deep respect for the Republican Party, but I've always hated the left. And it's always kind of guided me, and I always thought the best way to fight the left was via the Republican Party.

But one of the things growing up in California, going to Berkeley, et cetera, I'd always been... lectured to about the military industrial complex and how really we go into all these wars so that all these defense contractors can make money. And I thought, there's no way we're that immoral that we send working class men and women to die overseas in pointless wars in order for people to get rich.

But one of the things growing up in California, going to Berkeley, et cetera, I'd always been... lectured to about the military industrial complex and how really we go into all these wars so that all these defense contractors can make money. And I thought, there's no way we're that immoral that we send working class men and women to die overseas in pointless wars in order for people to get rich.

And then I got to Washington and I realized that's exactly what's happening. And the reason why is because there's a banality to it, that we have these policies, we justify that we want to have robust policies, we want to have a lot of weaponry, we want to have a lot of material, and if we don't ever use them, then we don't need any more, and that dries up the business.

And then I got to Washington and I realized that's exactly what's happening. And the reason why is because there's a banality to it, that we have these policies, we justify that we want to have robust policies, we want to have a lot of weaponry, we want to have a lot of material, and if we don't ever use them, then we don't need any more, and that dries up the business.

And you don't end up, if you've access to lots of government money, you don't end up voting against your own interests. And if your interests are financial and your family's interests are financial, you end up coming up with excuses to keep building up that military industrial complex.

And you don't end up, if you've access to lots of government money, you don't end up voting against your own interests. And if your interests are financial and your family's interests are financial, you end up coming up with excuses to keep building up that military industrial complex.

And I was kind of shocked that this is real, but then you see stuff like Lloyd Austin, who was our past defense secretary, came literally from the board of Raytheon, one of our biggest government contractors. Tony Blinken, when he leaves as secretary of state, he has a business called West Exec, it's a consultancy.

And I was kind of shocked that this is real, but then you see stuff like Lloyd Austin, who was our past defense secretary, came literally from the board of Raytheon, one of our biggest government contractors. Tony Blinken, when he leaves as secretary of state, he has a business called West Exec, it's a consultancy.

It's essentially a go-between between government money and the defense sector, where he gets government money and he comes up with contracts with big companies to do our defense work. And this is partially why we're in so many wars is because there's so many people who are wetting their beak on these wars. It's very dark, but it's very real. And it's not just the defense industry.

It's essentially a go-between between government money and the defense sector, where he gets government money and he comes up with contracts with big companies to do our defense work. And this is partially why we're in so many wars is because there's so many people who are wetting their beak on these wars. It's very dark, but it's very real. And it's not just the defense industry.

There's all of these law firms, high-end law firms. A lot of them, they want to keep people tied up in legal battles because that's how they pay their bills. There's all these various versions of this. And it is this network of consultants that liaison between the mega-rich private sector and all that government wealth. It's a revolving door.

There's all of these law firms, high-end law firms. A lot of them, they want to keep people tied up in legal battles because that's how they pay their bills. There's all these various versions of this. And it is this network of consultants that liaison between the mega-rich private sector and all that government wealth. It's a revolving door.

And it's exactly what Trump is talking about when we're talking about draining the swamp.

And it's exactly what Trump is talking about when we're talking about draining the swamp.