Trump rejects Pelosi’s request to use military aircraft to travel to Brussels, Egypt & Afghanistan. Media says these actions put Pelosi in danger because it violated standard safety protocol for someone entering a war zone. How did we get here? Empty promises. Political opportunists. The numbers on criminal illegal aliens are astonishing & demonstrate we clearly have a crisis along the southern border. Stupid stuff we’re told: walls don’t work; walls are immoral; Ornery Uncle Dick Durbin. Reframe this issue in reality and let’s get it fixed.

Senator Dick Durbin’s “Ornery Uncle” analogy. Huh? Nancy Pelosi sends letter to Trump requesting date of the SOTU Address be moved because of government shutdown. Are security personnel not considered essential to our government? Anyone out there believe her concerns are genuine - or is this more “politics as usual?” Submit in writing? Give Address from another location? Steny Hoyer (D-MD) admits walls work and that they are not, in fact, immoral. Kudos to a Democrat Congressman who is willing to acknowledge this. Study finds border wall will only have to be slightly effective to pay for itself over a decade. Concerned about Trump’s 2020 chances? Watch this interview to hear a perspective that we don’t normally hear.

In the past 24 hours, radical Democrats have told us: (1) ankle bracelets work better than walls; (2) you can skip a negotiation and still blame the other side of refusing to compromise; (3) a white congressman from Hawaii is an “Asian man trapped in a white body;” (4) a black conservative political commentator has benefitted from white privilege; and (5) they’d rather be compared to a terrorist than remind folks they hosted The Man Show over a decade ago, where they acted like perverts & told girls to jump on trampolines. A listener question about “The Trump Trap” and the Government Shutdown.

Government shutdown continues. Longest in history. Inconveniences arise as more TSA workes than usual are not reporting to work. Polling - which I fully understand isn’t always accurate - shows Americans want government reopened and blame Trump/Republicans for demanding funding for border wall. Correct or not, Democrats believe they have a political winner. Being led by polls is different from trying to lead and influence opinion. Gillette ad. Toxic masculinity. Real masculinity.

FBI launched an investigation into whether Trump was a Russian agent. The narrative versus reality. Andrew McCarthy’s editorial in response to this story is worth reading. Federal judge in the People’s Republic of California blocks Trump Administrations from extending Obamacare rules to businesses. Little Sisters of the Poor. Non-profits versus for-profits. Democrats in Puerto Rico on lobbyists and big business’ dime during government shutdown.

Government shutdown is reaching its climax. Media now reporting on the challenges government employee families are facing because they are not getting a paycheck. These problems are real and need to be fixed. But let us also not forget those families the media could interview who have had loved ones killed by illegal aliens. As of 2011, there were 25,000 illegal aliens serving prison sentences for murder. How is this not a serious problem? Walls/barriers are certainly helpful to secure a border, and saying otherwise is beyond absurd. Of course a wall/barrier also isn’t the only thing we need - and no one ever said it was. Jim Acosta along the southern border is priceless.

Trump walks out of negotiating with Chuck Pelosi. Slammed hand on table & raised his voice? Doesn’t this situation warrant getting angry? The degree of the crisis along the southern border. Walls have worked where they’ve been built along southern border. Heroin. Rapes. Terrorists detained. Manufactured crisis? Beto O’Rourke says the border is as secure as it’s ever been. Trump’s authority to declare a national emergency is on solid legal ground, though there may certainly be political consequences to pay.

Trump gives his first national address from the Oval Office. Talks about border security. We break down and discuss. Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer tag team the Democrat response, making a dream come true from those who engage in political parody. If both Parties want to secure the border, why hasn’t anyone addressed this problem for 3 decades? Political posturing. Trying to control the narrative. What happens next?

President Trump makes a trip to the southern border today & will address nation tonight. Will he declare illegal immigration a national emergency & humanitarian crisis? Constitutional questions. National security and Congress’ role of allocating funds. Congress has kicked this can down the road for decades. Democrat response. Who will give it? Larry Sabato suggests Obama should be given time, which effectively tells us all we need to know about tomorrow’s leaders in the Democrat Party.

The self-proclaimed radical Alexandria Ocasio-Cortzez has become the torch-bearer of some really bad ideas. I dislike these ideas based upon their lack of merit, not because she danced at Boston University. Or because she’s a woman. Or a minority. The politics of personality. A summary of bad ideas working through Congress.