US of Ed

"This sounds like Trump, he takes responsibility for nothing except when the economy's going up."

Fevers aren't the only thing that are high, with unemployment rates and gun sales surging amidst the corvid-19 pandemic, but with Trump the buck, as always, passes onto someone else. Joe Biden's path to the presidential nomination is now virtually assured, we talk about what kind of shape he's in for the next leg of the race and run through the candidates for running mate. Also talk Mitch McConnell asking federal judges for a favour, and political chaos in Iraq and Israel.

"Joe Biden's not that popular, but people are beginning to say we need an adult in the room."

Joe Biden has extended his lead since Super Tuesday but Bernie refuses to drop out and Warren hasn't said who she'll support, is there still anymore juice to this nomination race or is it all over but the crying? WHO have officially declared Corvid-19 a pandemic and the US has shut down travel into Europe but does the virus have Trump showing his true colours as a leader? Also Mueller makes a comeback Russia, North Korea, and what to expect next in the 2020 race.

"It's Biden's campaign to lose right now."

Just when we thought he was out, they pull him back in, Joe Biden the big winner following Super Tuesday but is he a returning champion or an uninspiring best of a bad lot? Ed and Sean talk potential for a Democratic super team, coronavirus, Chuck Schumer reaping the whirlwind, and a concerning appeals court finding for congressional oversight.

"I'm feeling the heartburn that Bernie will run, and lose, and Trump will be the next president of the United States."

Democrats getting down and dirty, fighting like cats in a sack after results in Nevada puts Bernie Sanders in the lead. Is there a path to victory for him, or for any of the Democratic nominees in November? Meanwhile, Trump spiced things up in India but couldn't quite seal the deal. Also talking Roger Stone trial and Trump attacks on Ginsburg and Sotomayor, Coronavirus, Israel and Brexit.

"The democracy is in trouble and this is a huge symptom."

Donald Trump is running wild and looking fearless in the face of the 2020 election as Democrats spend more energy on imploding and shredding one another senseless than getting ready for a presidential campaign. Bloomberg's billions have bought his way into a nomination process that looks less like a race, more like a slow slide into oblivion. Also talking William Barr, sanctuary cities, Taliban negotiations, coronavirus and Jeff Bezos.

"When a democracy's afraid of the truth, it can't last."

Following an end to impeachment proceedings last week, Donald Trump has taken no time in enacting some revenge on witnesses he feel have wronged him. William Barr won't be on Trump's list though, the Attorney General bending the will of the Department of Justice in the case of Roger Stone to Trump's wishes. Also talking Trump budget cuts and push for space, threat of white nationalism, coronavirus, and Ed makes some big, big calls for Democrats in the 2020 race.

"He just got over the line and I think everybody knows it."

Acquitted, exonerated, absolved of all sins, Republicans have voted against removing Donald Trump from office with only one tiny flare of dissent in the form of Mitt Romney, what are we going to talk about now? Iowa was a disappointment for political devotees waiting eagerly on results and doubly so for those in the Biden camp. We discuss what went wrong as well as State of the Union and Brexit fallout for both Britain and the EU.

"We're going to have a real mistrial here where the president isn't really exonerated, they'll just say, we're not going to remove him but no one's going to say he isn't guilty."

The latest day of impeachment proceedings revolved around the question of witnesses, in particular if John Bolton's latest book tour would be stopping off in the Senate. Peace in the Middle East could be achieved if Israel gets all that it wants out of a deal with Pakistan, Trump coming to bat right around the time Benjamin Netanyahu needs a win. Also talking coronavirus, budget black holes, Brexit, and just how important are the Iowa caucuses?

"They cut the head off this snake and the snake couldn't rattle."

Donald Trump's impeachment moves into the Senate at long, long last but while Trump is literally boasting about withholding evidence from Democrats, Republicans see little to be concerned about. Meanwhile, a huge turnout of pro-gun advocates playing soldier in Virginia and rubbing elbows with neo-Nazis and the extreme right. Also talking climate change and tariffs in Davos, ugly scenes between Democratic frontrunners, and a reflection on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

"Mr Giuliani, his self-appointed saviour, could send him right down the drain."

Impeachment articles have been delivered to the Senate by the House, so how much longer will this go on and, with fresh proof of Rudy Giuliani's actions in the Ukraine, has the rabbit hole still got some depths to plunge? The entire Russian government bar Vladimir Putin are on their way out this week, what are the implications for Putin's power and the US? Also talking Iran, a Chinese trade deal, Puerto Rico, and a feud emerges between Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders.