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which was pretty, when you go, when you're young and you go to DC and you're kind of new to what you think all Republicans are created equal, all the red guys are good guys and all the blue guys are bad guys. And then you start to realize, like I said earlier, not all Republicans are created equal. There's definitely like different shades along the way.

which was pretty, when you go, when you're young and you go to DC and you're kind of new to what you think all Republicans are created equal, all the red guys are good guys and all the blue guys are bad guys. And then you start to realize, like I said earlier, not all Republicans are created equal. There's definitely like different shades along the way.

And I remember my dad having to take some pretty strong stances in the House and voting against a lot of these major initiatives from George W. Bush because he strongly believed they were not conservative at all in the least bit. In fact, one of the biggest ones was Medicare Part D. This is one of the, my dad is- The prescription drug benefit. Yes, the prescription drug benefit.

And I remember my dad having to take some pretty strong stances in the House and voting against a lot of these major initiatives from George W. Bush because he strongly believed they were not conservative at all in the least bit. In fact, one of the biggest ones was Medicare Part D. This is one of the, my dad is- The prescription drug benefit. Yes, the prescription drug benefit.

And I remember my dad having to take some pretty strong stances in the House and voting against a lot of these major initiatives from George W. Bush because he strongly believed they were not conservative at all in the least bit. In fact, one of the biggest ones was Medicare Part D. This is one of the, my dad is- The prescription drug benefit. Yes, the prescription drug benefit.

I think it was 2003, right before the 2004 election. They really wanted it because they felt that it would help the senior vote. And there were about 24, about two dozen holdouts in the House and the Republican caucus that said, we're not going to vote for this. We're just not going to. They brought them down to the White House.

I think it was 2003, right before the 2004 election. They really wanted it because they felt that it would help the senior vote. And there were about 24, about two dozen holdouts in the House and the Republican caucus that said, we're not going to vote for this. We're just not going to. They brought them down to the White House.

I think it was 2003, right before the 2004 election. They really wanted it because they felt that it would help the senior vote. And there were about 24, about two dozen holdouts in the House and the Republican caucus that said, we're not going to vote for this. We're just not going to. They brought them down to the White House.

They had Dick Cheney and all the senior White House staff kind of have a little chitchat with them. They all came back and said, we're still not voting for this. And then Bush was overseas and started lobbying them directly. And I remember him calling my dad and saying, I really need this vote. And my dad was like, you know, you're doing a great job representing us overseas, sir.

They had Dick Cheney and all the senior White House staff kind of have a little chitchat with them. They all came back and said, we're still not voting for this. And then Bush was overseas and started lobbying them directly. And I remember him calling my dad and saying, I really need this vote. And my dad was like, you know, you're doing a great job representing us overseas, sir.

They had Dick Cheney and all the senior White House staff kind of have a little chitchat with them. They all came back and said, we're still not voting for this. And then Bush was overseas and started lobbying them directly. And I remember him calling my dad and saying, I really need this vote. And my dad was like, you know, you're doing a great job representing us overseas, sir.

Jim, I really need this vote. I'm not giving you this vote. Click. That was it. It was the end of the conversation. And yeah, my dad fighting tooth and nail to try and prevent that from passing. It actually passed by one vote because they kept the House floor open for an additional I don't know how many hours and eventually got someone to switch their vote in the like 3 a.m., 4 a.m. hour.

Jim, I really need this vote. I'm not giving you this vote. Click. That was it. It was the end of the conversation. And yeah, my dad fighting tooth and nail to try and prevent that from passing. It actually passed by one vote because they kept the House floor open for an additional I don't know how many hours and eventually got someone to switch their vote in the like 3 a.m., 4 a.m. hour.

Jim, I really need this vote. I'm not giving you this vote. Click. That was it. It was the end of the conversation. And yeah, my dad fighting tooth and nail to try and prevent that from passing. It actually passed by one vote because they kept the House floor open for an additional I don't know how many hours and eventually got someone to switch their vote in the like 3 a.m., 4 a.m. hour.

This was a Karl Rove project. It was. Yeah. You realize compassionate conservatism is just another name for big government. So this is the other thing, too. I make this point. Remember when people treated Karl Rove like a genius? Yes.

This was a Karl Rove project. It was. Yeah. You realize compassionate conservatism is just another name for big government. So this is the other thing, too. I make this point. Remember when people treated Karl Rove like a genius? Yes.

This was a Karl Rove project. It was. Yeah. You realize compassionate conservatism is just another name for big government. So this is the other thing, too. I make this point. Remember when people treated Karl Rove like a genius? Yes.

The thing that Donald Trump, again, and why he's viewed as such an existential threat by permanent D.C. is he rejects the premise. Yeah. Nixon and Reagan rejected the premise that the administrative state was legitimate. And I think actually Watergate is really more a story of that than anything else.

The thing that Donald Trump, again, and why he's viewed as such an existential threat by permanent D.C. is he rejects the premise. Yeah. Nixon and Reagan rejected the premise that the administrative state was legitimate. And I think actually Watergate is really more a story of that than anything else.

The thing that Donald Trump, again, and why he's viewed as such an existential threat by permanent D.C. is he rejects the premise. Yeah. Nixon and Reagan rejected the premise that the administrative state was legitimate. And I think actually Watergate is really more a story of that than anything else.