Benjamin Wittes

Thank you. So look, we're going to wait to see what does the Supreme, when does the Supreme Court go a little bit hard, right? They didn't order the return of Garcia. They ordered the government to make an effort. to bring him back. So we are still the Roberts court still seems to be tiptoeing to the moment that there is going to be a cut.

There's certainly going to be some constitutional confrontation. Perhaps it's over the Fed chair. I mean, to hear Donald Trump go after the Fed chair for essentially trying to do his job and trying to if he tries to upend the independence of the Fed chair.

There's certainly going to be some constitutional confrontation. Perhaps it's over the Fed chair. I mean, to hear Donald Trump go after the Fed chair for essentially trying to do his job and trying to if he tries to upend the independence of the Fed chair.

There's certainly going to be some constitutional confrontation. Perhaps it's over the Fed chair. I mean, to hear Donald Trump go after the Fed chair for essentially trying to do his job and trying to if he tries to upend the independence of the Fed chair.

Not only could he crater the economy quicker and faster and certainly cause all sorts of disruption there, but that probably – and if I were to – if the Roberts court, knowing Roberts, I think he would be willing to draw a line in the sand over the Fed before he might be willing to draw a line in the sand over immigration policy. I know that sounds very cynical of me.

Not only could he crater the economy quicker and faster and certainly cause all sorts of disruption there, but that probably – and if I were to – if the Roberts court, knowing Roberts, I think he would be willing to draw a line in the sand over the Fed before he might be willing to draw a line in the sand over immigration policy. I know that sounds very cynical of me.

Not only could he crater the economy quicker and faster and certainly cause all sorts of disruption there, but that probably – and if I were to – if the Roberts court, knowing Roberts, I think he would be willing to draw a line in the sand over the Fed before he might be willing to draw a line in the sand over immigration policy. I know that sounds very cynical of me.

But I think when it comes to the economy, I think he would see potentially more cover and that maybe there'd be more Republicans willing to stand by a Supreme Court decision that pushed back on any effort to the president to try to fire Powell simply because Powell's not bowing down to him and following the policy that he wants at the Fed rather than what the Fed governors believe is in the best interest of the country.

But I think when it comes to the economy, I think he would see potentially more cover and that maybe there'd be more Republicans willing to stand by a Supreme Court decision that pushed back on any effort to the president to try to fire Powell simply because Powell's not bowing down to him and following the policy that he wants at the Fed rather than what the Fed governors believe is in the best interest of the country.

But I think when it comes to the economy, I think he would see potentially more cover and that maybe there'd be more Republicans willing to stand by a Supreme Court decision that pushed back on any effort to the president to try to fire Powell simply because Powell's not bowing down to him and following the policy that he wants at the Fed rather than what the Fed governors believe is in the best interest of the country.

With that, I do want to just do one quick sports wine, if I could. And my sports wine is the Nats bullpen. Why, why, why can't this? There seems to be a systemic problem in the Nats organization when it comes to pitching coaching. For whatever reason, we can't develop good relievers. We have a half decent time at develop and perhaps we're just scouting. I don't know if it's one of two things.

With that, I do want to just do one quick sports wine, if I could. And my sports wine is the Nats bullpen. Why, why, why can't this? There seems to be a systemic problem in the Nats organization when it comes to pitching coaching. For whatever reason, we can't develop good relievers. We have a half decent time at develop and perhaps we're just scouting. I don't know if it's one of two things.

With that, I do want to just do one quick sports wine, if I could. And my sports wine is the Nats bullpen. Why, why, why can't this? There seems to be a systemic problem in the Nats organization when it comes to pitching coaching. For whatever reason, we can't develop good relievers. We have a half decent time at develop and perhaps we're just scouting. I don't know if it's one of two things.

Either we only care about finding starting pitchers The experience of the 2019 World Series led our front office to believe relief pitchers don't matter because you just use your best pitchers once you get to the playoffs. But guess what? You need to get to the playoffs and you need a functional bullpen to do that. Or maybe we have owners that are just too cheap and are not giving whatever it is.

Either we only care about finding starting pitchers The experience of the 2019 World Series led our front office to believe relief pitchers don't matter because you just use your best pitchers once you get to the playoffs. But guess what? You need to get to the playoffs and you need a functional bullpen to do that. Or maybe we have owners that are just too cheap and are not giving whatever it is.

Either we only care about finding starting pitchers The experience of the 2019 World Series led our front office to believe relief pitchers don't matter because you just use your best pitchers once you get to the playoffs. But guess what? You need to get to the playoffs and you need a functional bullpen to do that. Or maybe we have owners that are just too cheap and are not giving whatever it is.

It's an embarrassment. This is a young team. They deserve a chance to win. When you have a bullpen where you're not even trying and you may not even have professional baseball players in that bullpen, then you do. Forget the fans. You're not supporting those young teammates. You're only messing with their confidence.

It's an embarrassment. This is a young team. They deserve a chance to win. When you have a bullpen where you're not even trying and you may not even have professional baseball players in that bullpen, then you do. Forget the fans. You're not supporting those young teammates. You're only messing with their confidence.

It's an embarrassment. This is a young team. They deserve a chance to win. When you have a bullpen where you're not even trying and you may not even have professional baseball players in that bullpen, then you do. Forget the fans. You're not supporting those young teammates. You're only messing with their confidence.

So get it together, front office, Mike Rizzo and the learners, and figure out either is it coaching and you just need improved coaching? I certainly wish we had Mike Maddox back as our pitching coach. Or are we just being cheap? Either way, you're being unfair to this organization that is still only six years removed from a world championship. All right.