10.12 #HausRules - Trump Anti-GOP Rhetoric, "Turn: Washington's Spies," and HausGuests David Shestokas and Noah Rothman -

Once again, a vigorous and too-short two-HausGuest show today.

Listen to it here:Listen to “#HausRules – 10.12.16” on Spreaker.

David Shestokas – Constitutional Sound Bites

David and I started out talking about some of the historical references within the excellent AMC show “Turn” (see below) and then transitioned to the Constitutionally-imposed limits of power specifically related to the Presidency. It is a particularly current issue, of course.

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HausGuest – Noah Rothman

Big surprise, Noah and I discussed the continued ripple effects from Sunday night’s debate and Trump’s subsequent rants/ravings.

The conversation was partly inspired by his National Review column, considering what should happen AFTER the election:

Certain that Trump will be losing next month (as am I), Noah warned about the potential difficulties of a massive Hillary win: retreat in hard-won Congressional and statehouse seats and the possibility of a “mandate” narrative. Ideally: enough of a loss to kill Trumpism but not enough of one to create even more leftist-caused problems.

We did NOT get to his most recent piece and I was bummed to have run out of time together: