Jonathan V. Last

There are, you know, benefits and threats to every situation. While as a public servant in a safe blue district, maybe it doesn't make sense for you to be 77 years old with health issues and running again. Maybe it's better for you to have a younger person replace you.

There are, you know, benefits and threats to every situation. While as a public servant in a safe blue district, maybe it doesn't make sense for you to be 77 years old with health issues and running again. Maybe it's better for you to have a younger person replace you.

In the pundit class, it seems like there was some value actually in being, you know, a semi-retired person because David Axelrod and James Carville and Bill Kristol They weren't worried about what people said about them. They're old and curmudgeonly. And they were able to actually say the truth. Yeah, right.

In the pundit class, it seems like there was some value actually in being, you know, a semi-retired person because David Axelrod and James Carville and Bill Kristol They weren't worried about what people said about them. They're old and curmudgeonly. And they were able to actually say the truth. Yeah, right.

In the pundit class, it seems like there was some value actually in being, you know, a semi-retired person because David Axelrod and James Carville and Bill Kristol They weren't worried about what people said about them. They're old and curmudgeonly. And they were able to actually say the truth. Yeah, right.

That a lot of people who, you know, were maybe hoping that they could get invited to the 2025 White House Christmas party weren't. And so, you know, there's a role in life for everybody, I guess, is one lesson for this. Maybe no role for Mike Donilon and his $4 million payout that he got to fucking ruin the country. So, boots to you, Mike Donilon.

That a lot of people who, you know, were maybe hoping that they could get invited to the 2025 White House Christmas party weren't. And so, you know, there's a role in life for everybody, I guess, is one lesson for this. Maybe no role for Mike Donilon and his $4 million payout that he got to fucking ruin the country. So, boots to you, Mike Donilon.

That a lot of people who, you know, were maybe hoping that they could get invited to the 2025 White House Christmas party weren't. And so, you know, there's a role in life for everybody, I guess, is one lesson for this. Maybe no role for Mike Donilon and his $4 million payout that he got to fucking ruin the country. So, boots to you, Mike Donilon.

One other quick thing on age, or I guess maybe it's more acuity. You wrote about this. There's this Fetterman saga. that I was like somewhat wrapped into just because I interviewed him and, and I was like, he is just not, not capable of doing these kinds of interviews. And I had to treat him with kid gloves.

One other quick thing on age, or I guess maybe it's more acuity. You wrote about this. There's this Fetterman saga. that I was like somewhat wrapped into just because I interviewed him and, and I was like, he is just not, not capable of doing these kinds of interviews. And I had to treat him with kid gloves.

One other quick thing on age, or I guess maybe it's more acuity. You wrote about this. There's this Fetterman saga. that I was like somewhat wrapped into just because I interviewed him and, and I was like, he is just not, not capable of doing these kinds of interviews. And I had to treat him with kid gloves.

I felt like, like some people, some listeners were like, why didn't you go harder at him on that? And I was like, Felt like arguing with a second grader. You know, I didn't want to be too mean. And so I said that after the interview. And that got included in this big, the first Ben Terrace article about Fetterman. And there's been this like backlash now.

I felt like, like some people, some listeners were like, why didn't you go harder at him on that? And I was like, Felt like arguing with a second grader. You know, I didn't want to be too mean. And so I said that after the interview. And that got included in this big, the first Ben Terrace article about Fetterman. And there's been this like backlash now.

I felt like, like some people, some listeners were like, why didn't you go harder at him on that? And I was like, Felt like arguing with a second grader. You know, I didn't want to be too mean. And so I said that after the interview. And that got included in this big, the first Ben Terrace article about Fetterman. And there's been this like backlash now.

You know, the Republicans are, you know, on the right, there's been a lot of commentators. And on Fox, like coming to Fetterman's defense.

You know, the Republicans are, you know, on the right, there's been a lot of commentators. And on Fox, like coming to Fetterman's defense.

You know, the Republicans are, you know, on the right, there's been a lot of commentators. And on Fox, like coming to Fetterman's defense.

be like his mental acuity is fine and the left is just coming for him because he took a pro Israel position and I don't know how that squares with the bulwark coming for him but whatever because you guys hate Israel so much yeah so anyway I don't know what if you have any additional thoughts on the Fetterman saga

be like his mental acuity is fine and the left is just coming for him because he took a pro Israel position and I don't know how that squares with the bulwark coming for him but whatever because you guys hate Israel so much yeah so anyway I don't know what if you have any additional thoughts on the Fetterman saga

be like his mental acuity is fine and the left is just coming for him because he took a pro Israel position and I don't know how that squares with the bulwark coming for him but whatever because you guys hate Israel so much yeah so anyway I don't know what if you have any additional thoughts on the Fetterman saga