The Todd Huff Show

Scaramucci is out. Experts are trying to tell us what this means. Candidly, I'm not sure what to make of this yet. But wasn't he brought in for one primary reason?: To find and eradicate the leaker(s). Some think he did that when he helped usher Reince Priebus out. The Left wants to make this about personalities, not ideologies. Their ideology cannot stand against conservatism. Venezuela. This is where big government leads. A discussion of the political spectrum. The role of government. "If men were angels, government wouldn't be necessary." Government should only do what is truly necessary - and no more. It isn't our savior. Bible studies in the White House. Freedom of Religion. Establishment Clause. Separation of Church & State. Professor who taught Beyonce classes tweets his desire to see someone kill Trump. Bernie out there talking single payer. GOP better get healthcare fixed, or the disaster of single payer is in our future. No major hurricanes hit the US since 2005. Yet the Left tells us climate change will make the 2005 season the norm. Listen to archives of the show at ToddHuffRadio.com/listen.

Live on Freedom 95 today. Out last week - and lots happened. Trump tweet about Republicans finding a way to repeal Obamacare - or they're quitters. Another example of Republicans playing prevent offense. The power of one vote is illustrated throughout the history of Obamacare. And that one vote went the Democrats' way every single time. Arlen Specter defection. Ted Kennedy's passing. Scott Brown special election. Budget reconciliation to pass Obamacare. What are the real numbers for Obamacare anyway? The Heritage Foundation found that many of the new 'insured' are simply covered by Medicaid expansion. But how is this good? Many doctors won't take many more Medicaid patients. Some take none at all. Does Trump's style bother you? Or do you chalk it up to an incessant media on attack? Or a combination of both? Democrat IT staffer Imran Awan transferring money to Pakistan. All sorts of red flags. More substance here than Russian collusion narrative. A Conservative healthcare plan doesn't revolve around the government; it trusts the free market.

Blaze of Glory recap from this weekend. A little housekeeping about the show. I'll be out most/all of the rest of the week. Moving to a live morning show next Monday, July 31. Anthony Scaramucci new White House Communications Director. Promises to put an end to leaks. Says he'll give past leakers amnesty, but no leaks will be permitted moving forward. He is a businessman who is prepared to do whatever it takes to achieve this end. Obamacare repeal/replace still not dead. Democrats dancing on the legislation's grave do so at their own peril. Remember how long Obamacare took? Remember the fierce town hall meetings? The political blowback? The Republican base isn't going to accept non-action on this issue. The Democrats' new slogan is going to change your life. In fact, I'm guessing that once you hear it, you're going to head straight to the courthouse to change your voter affiliation to the Democrat Party. Here's the slogan: "A Better Deal: Better skills. Better jobs. Better wages." This is the best they can do after getting shellacked in elections since (essentially) 2010? This isn't a slogan - it's a thesis. And it's a bad thesis at that. Almost made it an entire episode without talking about Russian collusion narrative. Meeting today between Manafort, Kushner, Trump Jr & GOP Senators. Schumer says it would cataclysmic if Trump fired Mueller or if he pardoned himself. Trump said there is nothing to pardon because the only illegal thing we know that happened is the leaks.

Washington Post piece entitled 'Trump's lawyers explore pardons, ways to undercut Russia probe.' This Russian narrative is completely out-of-control. Remember where this story started - back when Democrats were drying their eyes & playing with Play-Doh: Trump & Russia colluded to hack & steal the election from its real winner, Hillary Clinton. People ask, 'Where does the Russian story go from here?' But that's missing the point because where we are with the Russian narrative is exactly where the Democrats & Media want us to be. Of course, they'd love to see impeachment, but the likelihood of that is almost zero historically. But if they can use this as a blunt-force instrument that prevents the president from implementing their agenda, that's the next best thing. Right now, Liberals are trying to run out the clock & hope to win either the House and/or the Senate in 2018. Mueller's investigation is basically admitting now that it's an all-out witch hunt as it is reportedly investigating Trump real estate deals from 9 years ago, his tax returns, and his family - among other things. What does it mean to be conservative, not bitter? I talked as much about this as I could given my time constraints.

Moving to morning drive on Freedom 95 in 11 days! An analysis of what matters most to our Representatives & Senators: re-election. Lack of desire to do what they campaigned to do. Obamacare replacement. Obamacare repeal. Review of 2015 repeal vote. One senator says repeal will only get 40 votes today - even though 48 current senators voted for repeal a mere 18 months ago. Republicans insist on playing 'prevent offense.' They want to look like they're trying to advance the agenda that got them elected (and re-elected), but they're not moving it at all. Smoke & mirrors. A discussion of what I expect from my congressman & senator. Contrasting that against what we often get. A brief discussion of John McCain's condition. It's ok to take a brief respite from politics to give encouragement & respect to John McCain. While we don't always agree politically, he's a good man. And he's human just like the rest of us. But the Senate & House must get also get to the business it was sent there to do: advance their agenda.

Republican leadership fails on healthcare. Again. Obamacare repeal - not repeal & replace - has been a very good campaign slogan for Republicans since 2010. But now they don't deliver. Do they really want to see this happen? Or just use it to win elections? The GOP base has had enough. Why vote Republican if the results are the same as when Democrats win? There is an answer for this that we will discuss. Mike Pence scolds Republican lawmakers who haven't dealt with healthcare. Turning up the political heat. There is a battle between Republicans & Democrats - but there is also a battle between Republicans for control of the Party. This fight is between Conservatives & Establishment/Moderate/Country Club Republicans. Conservative Republicans are not to blame for this. And liberal Democrats didn't cause this legislation to fail. The problem is Republican leadership & GOP legislators who don't want to actually fulfill their promise to repeal Obamacare.

Excited to be LIVE during Morning Drive on Freedom 95 starting July 31. Lots of things to discuss today, but we're starting with healthcare. John McCain has a craniotomy to remove a 2" blood clot. Healthcare vote postponed until he recovers & returns to Senate. Rand Paul says GOP should not put fingerprints on anything that resembles Obamacare. Paul says this bill contains most of the taxes & regulations of Obamacare. GOP is content to skip the entire August recess because they do not want to face their constituents & explain why they've done nothing. Remember, we were told Congress would have a 'repeal & replace' bill on Trump's desk on Inauguration Day January 20. Here we are 6 months later, and they haven't delivered. Howard Dean says GOP is morally bankrupt. Phil Donahue says this is the darkest moment in American political history. Some professors want scientists to stop citing straight white men in research in order to fight racism. Makes perfect sense, right? Caitlyn Jenner thinking of running for Senate. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson thinking of running for president. Some people think Trump won just because he was a celebrity - but there was a whole lot more to it than that.

Are Republicans close to passing new healthcare bill? Is it better than Obamacare? Is it good enough to truly improve the healthcare market? Free markets, low taxes and minimal government interference in the marketplace are the best solutions. Remember Democrats taunting Republicans for not being able to pass this? They may end up regretting it. Rand Paul cannot support it because he says it's no better than Obamacare. Doesn't change enough of the fundamental problems of Obamacare. Why not simply repeal like they did in 2016? Republican leadership's deficiencies. Prevent offense. Thank you to conservatives in Congress for moving legislation to the right. But is it good enough? Or just the best we can get? Donald Trump Jr's meeting with Natalia Veselnitskaya. Russian narrative. Democrat strategy has been to obstruct & delay - and Russia is the perfect cover because it's a convoluted narrative full of innuendo & rumor. And it sounds problematic. At best, the meeting is problematic optically. But there still isn't anything to the Russian collusion story - even if Sen Merkley tells us it's a smoking gun. A review of the primary changes to the health care bill. July 31 we move to a morning show on Freedom 95. Explaining conservative not bitter talk radio.

Why do some let Democrats use their character/morality against them? The Democrat Party is utterly corrupt. It nominates people like Hillary & Bill Clinton for president. It colludes to steal the nomination from Bernie. They empower evil empires by acting with weakness & apologizing. They divide people. Their policies harm people. And while Republicans also have corrupt characters, it's nowhere near the scale of the Democrats. The GOP's main problem is being weak. Playing prevent offense. Why must we weigh these things the same? If we're waiting for a perfect candidate to fight this political civil war, we're never going to win anything. Standing for morality & character doesn't mean you can only support perfection. Who has colluded with Russia - and in particular this Russian Natalia Veselnitskaya? Who's on her payroll? Who's candidate did she really support? Who gave her special admission to the US without a visa? She's popping up everywhere - like a game of Where's Waldo. Something else has upset liberals: Donald Trump was prayed over by Christian leaders in the Oval Office. They'd really flip out if they opened a history book & learned about the role of faith for the Founders and many presidents. Misconceptions of 'separation of church & state.'

Donald Trump Jr meets with Russian attorney with 'ties to the Kremlin.' Attorney arranged meeting under false pretenses that she'd be providing damaging information for Clinton Campaign. Instead, she wanted to discuss some obscure law that hurts Russia. What do we make of this? Is this really collusion? Was it poor judgment at the time - or is it only poor judgment in hindsight? Is this a 'smoking gun?' The media & liberals are fully invested in this story. This story has been rejuvenated with this development - and the media will ride this for quite some time. Conflating the meaning of collusion - and the evidence thereof. Senate agrees to bypass first 2 weeks of August recess. Trying to get more done - or trying to avoid angry constituents for getting nothing done? Will they actually get to work or will they continue playing prevent offense? Time will tell. I'm cautiously optimistic, but I also don't have much faith in the leadership. Hope my concerns are proven to be wrong.