Krystal Ball

Everyone feels no one will deny that there's waste that you could cut in the federal government. But let me tell you something, Matt. If you have no interest in looking for that waste in the Pentagon... you aren't serious.

Everyone feels no one will deny that there's waste that you could cut in the federal government. But let me tell you something, Matt. If you have no interest in looking for that waste in the Pentagon... you aren't serious.

If you have no interest in looking for that waste with some of these Medicare fraudsters who happen to be also well-connected, one of them is Republican Senator Rick Scott, then you have no interest in actually cutting waste. So this was never truly about cost-cutting. In my opinion, again, it was about power.

If you have no interest in looking for that waste with some of these Medicare fraudsters who happen to be also well-connected, one of them is Republican Senator Rick Scott, then you have no interest in actually cutting waste. So this was never truly about cost-cutting. In my opinion, again, it was about power.

If you have no interest in looking for that waste with some of these Medicare fraudsters who happen to be also well-connected, one of them is Republican Senator Rick Scott, then you have no interest in actually cutting waste. So this was never truly about cost-cutting. In my opinion, again, it was about power.

I think it was an ideological project because Elon Musk is an ideological radical who just does not think there should be government and certainly doesn't want that government checking in on his businesses to see whether or not they're complying with the law. So that's what this thing was really about on that metric.

I think it was an ideological project because Elon Musk is an ideological radical who just does not think there should be government and certainly doesn't want that government checking in on his businesses to see whether or not they're complying with the law. So that's what this thing was really about on that metric.

I think it was an ideological project because Elon Musk is an ideological radical who just does not think there should be government and certainly doesn't want that government checking in on his businesses to see whether or not they're complying with the law. So that's what this thing was really about on that metric.

Perhaps it was a success, but in terms of delivering efficiency or cost cutting in any sort of reasonable way for American people, it's a failure. And the fact that you could turn, you know, anyone, if you just say, oh, should the government be more efficient? Everyone would say yes.

Perhaps it was a success, but in terms of delivering efficiency or cost cutting in any sort of reasonable way for American people, it's a failure. And the fact that you could turn, you know, anyone, if you just say, oh, should the government be more efficient? Everyone would say yes.

Perhaps it was a success, but in terms of delivering efficiency or cost cutting in any sort of reasonable way for American people, it's a failure. And the fact that you could turn, you know, anyone, if you just say, oh, should the government be more efficient? Everyone would say yes.

The fact that you could turn that project into something that is dramatically unpopular is actually pretty incredible.

The fact that you could turn that project into something that is dramatically unpopular is actually pretty incredible.

The fact that you could turn that project into something that is dramatically unpopular is actually pretty incredible.

I've noticed that.

I've noticed that.

I've noticed that.

I think it's possible. I still hold on to a little bit of that skepticism.

I think it's possible. I still hold on to a little bit of that skepticism.

I think it's possible. I still hold on to a little bit of that skepticism.