Jim Geraghty of National Review and Greg Corombos of Radio America are glad to see some liberals embracing the conclusion that the executive branch - and the presidency in particular - has accumulated far more power than our founders intended.  They just wonder whether lefties will still have these concerns once one of their own is in the White House.  They also regret the news that the "Weekly Standard" will soon cease publication.  And they're a bit bewildered as President Trump's personal attorney-turned-adversary, Michael Cohen, tells ABC News that he hopes his legacy will be that he helped to unify the nation.

Amobee CEO Kim Perell shares her amazing story of going from dead broke to building a multi-million dollar company from scratch. Also the author of "The Execution Factor,"Perell then explains why execution is the key to business success and the five components of execution that business owners need to embrace.

Jim Geraghty of National Review and and Greg Corombos of Radio America find themselves drowning in crazy martinis again today.  They slap their foreheads as a new GOP congressman from Tennessee - who is also a doctor - appears to tell a constituent that he's hesitant to accept the government's denial that childhood vaccinations cause autism and says he thinks the Centers for Disease Control have "fraudulently managed" data on the issue.  They also rub their hand with glee at the possibility of political inroads with young people as Democratic regulators in California consider a tax on text messaging and then consider some far more annoying aspects of modern communication that ought to be taxed.  And they can only smile as Nancy Pelosi somehow jumps on the bandwagon for term limits in the Democratic leadership in exchange for four more years as Speaker of the House.

It's a very busy day on the Three Martini Lunch.  We begin by thanking Townhall.com for highlighting our podcast and close by discussing the sentencing of former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen and the most popular Christmas movies in various states (three states get it right and Nevada, of course, is very wrong).  In between, we tackle three big martinis.  We applaud President Trump for keeping the cameras rolling in Tuesday's border wall discussions with Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer and plead for more transparency in our government.  We groan as a no confidence vote for British Prime Minister Theresa May unfolds after her failure to get a Brexit plan approved.  And we shake our heads as a judge orders Stormy Daniels to reimburse President Trump nearly $300,000 in legal fees, but attorney Michael Avenatti says it's not a win for Trump because he's really sure he'll win his other case against Trump.

Jim Geraghty of National Review and Greg Corombos of Radio America react to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announcing there will be a vote on the criminal justice reform bill known as the FIRST STEP Act.  They also discuss Time magazine's selection of Jamal Khashoggi and other murdered and persecuted journalists as the "Person of the Year" and take time to explain that no one can equate President Trump's treatment of the media to the murders and imprisonment for the press in other parts of the world.  And they assess  MSNBC hosts Stephanie Ruhle and Ali Velshi being appalled that each person supposedly being considered by Trump to be the next chief of staff is a white male.

Jim is back!  Jim Geraghty of National Review and Greg Corombos of Radio America celebrate Jim's return from the National Review cruise with three crazy martinis.  First, they marvel that President Trump is having trouble finding someone willing to serve as his chief of staff.  They also grumble as USA Today decides to tarnish Kyler Murray's Heisman Trophy win by reporting that he had a few tweets that were unkind toward gays  - when he was just 15 years old.  And they roll their eyes as Time magazine unveils their ten finalists for "Person of the Year."

Daniel Foster of National Review Online and Greg Corombos of Radio America applaud President Trump's nomination of Bill Barr to be attorney general and also sound off on Trump's choice of Heather Nauert for UN ambassador and rumors that White House Chief of Staff John Kelly may soon resign.  They also fire back at liberals in New York pushing legislation requiring residents to have a million dollars in liability insurance before buying a gun - and that's only part of the story.  And they groan as comedian Kevin Hart is forced to give up hosting the Oscars because he refused to apologize yet again for tweets he made a decade ago.

Former Cisco Chairman John Chambers shares some of his secrets to success in two decades at the company and tells us why he's now passionate about startups. Chambers details how to lead a business in thorny areas like culture and communication and what ideas may soon change the world.

Daniel Foster of National Review Online and Greg Corombos of Radio America get a kick out of reports that Elizabeth Warren and her team are still trying to do damage control over her DNA stunt.  They also unload on the mainstream media for insisting that every kind word said Wednesday about the late George H.W. Bush was somehow an obvious rebuke of President Trump.  And they react to news that Trump is at least contemplating a change in running mates for 2020.

Daniel Foster of National Review Online and Greg Corombos of Radio America welcome the news that former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick will not run for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020.  They also react to the new that the longtime conservative magazine "The Weekly Standard" may soon be shutting down.  And they're deeply disappointed that Michael Avenatti won't be around to cause chaos in the 2020 Democratic primary season, although making sure Avenatti has zero chance of becoming president is probably a good thing.