Paul Manafort sentenced to only 47 months, despite recommendation from prosecutors that he be given 19-24 years. Left erupts. Vengeance vs Justice. Protests. Walk-outs. UK ‘birthstrike.’ Students to protest about lack of action regarding climate change on Friday, March 15. Or maybe it’s a 3-day weekend? Only 11 years left to act. Gratitude.

Democrat Leadership and “old school” Democrats engaged in battle with new radical Socialists who are taking control of the Party. Anti-Semitism. Anti-Israel. Anti-American. Impeachment. Socialism. Misspeaking. Trump is trying to delegitimize the 2020 election, according to Chris Cillizza. Sad day in the studio as I’ve learned that Sexy, Sexy, Sexy Martin O’Malley will not be running for president in 2020.

Trump prepared to veto his first bill once Senate disapproves of his declaration of a national emergency along southern border. Veto to follow — and Congress almost certainly doesn’t have the votes to override. Detentions of family members along border on sharp rise. Illegal immigration is dynamic, as techniques and strategies used changed to exploit our enforcement weaknesses. Paid family leave.

I’m getting tired of all these stories about AOC, but she symbolizes a larger ideological battle taking place in America. Free market Capitalism v Socialism. Analogy from my college class (19 years ago): Is Capitalism Really Better? A tie vote. What would that vote be today? Was Jesus a Socialist? Listen to Overtime for free this week.

Trump’s National Emergency Declaration to be overturned in Senate, but he’ll simply veto it, creating an unlikely scenario in which Congress would have to overcome his veto. The Courts will almost certainly decide the fate of this declaration. Rand Paul. Balance of Powers. Congress has absolutely given the authority to declare emergencies to the President. Can vs. Should. More AOC hypocrisy.

Far Left Democrats in the House confront moderate Democrats. AOC promises to add non-compliant members to her list. McCarthyism? Joe Biden running? The challenge of being a white, straight man in the Democrat Primary. Identity politics. Facebook insider speaks out against the way the social media giant polices political speech.

Michael Cohen testifies before House Oversight Committee. How can we take this guy seriously at this point? Drops litany of accusations against Trump: Racist, Cheat, Fraud, Con-Man. But saw no direct evidence of Russian Collusion — which is what this entire thing was supposed to be about. Cohen blames the “intoxication of Trump Tower” for his own bad decisions. Lied to Congress. A story from our vacation. Rental car debacle. Hertz was terrible, but Enterprise did a great job. Trump walks out of North Korean Summit in Hanoi, Vietnam — but still seemingly optimistic about future. “Much rather do it right than do it fast.”

Even Bill de Blasio couldn’t stand by and accept Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s explanation of NYC’s tax break for Amazon. A lot of teachable nuggets in this. Government v Private Sector. The fallout over Trump’s declaration of a national emergency. Slippery slope? Can vs should. Out until next week.

Trump will sign legislation concerning border security that Congress negotiated. But he will also declare it a national emergency. What happens next? Legal challenges? Congressional attempt to override declaration? Supreme Court? What constitutes an emergency? Some examples. Violent crimes committed by criminal illegal aliens. Conflating issues. Our government isn’t responsible for deaths caused by cardiovascular disease, but it does bear responsibility for deaths caused by criminal illegal aliens when it doesn’t take legitimate steps to stop or at least impede illegal immigration. Book claims female secret service agents don’t want to be assigned to Joe Biden because of his skinny dipping!

Crazy nonsense coming from radical politicians. Political posturing. Senator Menendez (D-NJ) threatens to call Capital Police for asking him questions in a public place about the Green New Deal. Robert (Beto) O’Rourke stands behind fencing at a rally where he said, “Walls end lives.” No reports of any life ending because of Beto’s fences. Cory Spartacus and his war on meat. Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) says Mitch McConnell is sabotaging his Green New Deal legislation by calling it to a vote. Pure sophistry. Trump appears poised to sign border security compromise legislation. Reviewing some of his other options, courtesy of our friends at CNN. A listener asks about tax refunds and Trump’s tax reform.