3 Martini Lunch – Political Humor & Commentary

Join Jim and Greg for one good martini and two crazy ones. First they react to Senator Chuck Grassley revealing that a foreign national claims to have recordings of conversations with Hunter and Joe Biden. The conversations allegedly prove the Bidens engaged in bribery while Joe was Vice President. They then assess The No Labels statement that it will not run a candidate in 2024 should Trump lose...

Join Jim and Greg as they welcome more information about the origins of COVID-19, but the new information shows the Chinese military played a leading role in gain of function research and were using it to develop bioweapons. Will anyone condemn the CCP for heading down this road? They also sigh at new polling showing President Biden and Donald Trump with identical, lousy 31 percent approval rating...

Join Jim and Greg as they mix another full batch of crazy martinis. First, they note another indictment of Donald Trump, this time by federal prosecutors over alleged mishandling of classified documents. They also break down the bizarre political fallout we're likely to see from all of this and are surprised by an unlikely skeptic of the charges. They also groan as they discover Virginia allows vo...

Join Jim and Greg for a second helping of crazy martinis. They first explain what is likely causing Canadian wildfires, and what is not causing them, as the smoke makes its way down the Mid-Atlantic United States. They then react to California Gov. Gavin Newsom pushing for a new gun control amendment to the Constitution, but Jim sees an important silver lining. Finally, they discuss Mike Pence's b...

Join Jim and Greg for a full course of crazy martinis. They start off shocked at Biden climate envoy John Kerry contending the climate change crisis is our generation's D-Day during a speech in Norway. Then they mull over the recent debt ceiling fight among House Republicans and the Freedom Caucus disrupting a bill that would protect gas stoves from the Biden administration'regulations. They concl...

Join Jim and Greg for three full martinis and an appetizer. They begin by quickly mentioning that New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu will not run for president and will be spending a lot of time telling candidates to get out if they are not gaining traction. Then they applaud Sen. Tim Scott for going on "The View" and shredding the lefty ladies' contention that systemic racism is mostly responsible f...

Join Jim and Greg as they welcome a new survey showing American overwhelmingly opposed to phasing out gas-powered vehicles and fossil fuel-based energy, not to mention paying a lot more for their energy. They also groan as the Chinese take threatening action against a U.S. Navy destroyer in the Taiwan Strait and wonder if the Biden administration has a coherent strategy for dealing with the CCP. F...

Join Jim and Greg as they're intrigued about possible GOP Senate campaigns from Rep. Mike Gallagher in Wisconsin and baseball great Steve Garvey in California. They also cast a wary eye on CNN and MSNBC drooling at the chance to host Republican presidential debates because they may get major fireworks between Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis. And given their constant anti-GOP content and their past p...

Join Jim and Greg as they cheer the likely Senate rejection of Biden’s student loan forgiveness scheme. They then recoil over how ill-prepared the U.S. and Great Britain are to counter China's aggressive non-military tactics for achieving its goals against the U.S. Finally, they're staggered as Hunter Biden is planning to fight any forthcoming charges for lying on a federal gun purchasing form by...

Join Jim and Greg as they're encouraged by recent polls in West Virginia showing Sen. Joe Manchin trailing Republican Jim Justice by 22 points. They also chronicle the tumultuous Twitter wars between the Trump and DeSantis campaigns as the primary season ramps up. Finally, they sigh as Chris Christie plans to announce his campaign for president next week, and they consider what impact he might hav...

Join Jim and Greg as they sort through the agreement between House Republicans and the Biden administration to avoid default. Jim explains why he sees the deal as about as good as the GOP could do with the limited leverage it has. And they address complaints from many conservatives that the plan allows too much baseline spending and didn't accomplish some major goals. They also react to the Europe...

As the the nation pauses for Memorial Day, Jim and Greg also take time to honor the brave Americans who gave their lives for this nation and their families who have sacrificed so much. They also take some time to give you the background on how this podcast began and how each of them became conservatives Please visit our great sponsors: 4Patriot https://4Patriots.com Use code MARTINI to get 10% off...

Join Jim and Greg as they close out the week with two good martinis and a very bad one. First, they remain very pleasantly surprised at how strong the House GOP messaging has been throughout the debt ceiling debate - to the point where even much of the mainstream media is admitting it. They also breathe a sigh of relief as Doug Mastriano decided not to run for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania after get...

Join Jim and Greg as they walk through the good, bad, and crazy aspects of the presidential campaign launch of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis - from the glitchy start on Twitter Spaces to his strong articulation of a conservative vision for the nation to the obvious grifting of Trump critics who are aiming their venom primarily at DeSantis. They're also pleasantly surprised by a new Fox News poll showi...

Join Jim and Greg as they are impressed at the ability of the House GOP to pass legislation with a slim majority - this time overturning an EPA rule on big truck emissions. They also discuss Joy Behar of "The View" accusing Tim Scott and Clarence Thomas of "not getting it" when it comes to being black in America. Finally, they react to Ron DeSantis breaking tradition and deciding to announce his p...

Join Jim and Greg as they applaud the news that Apple is striking a major deal with Broadcom to make hi-tech chips here in the U.S. They also react to reports that Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin may be reconsidering a 2024 presidential bid and become a late entry in the GOP field after this year's elections. Finally, they cast a skeptical eye on reports that wearing hoodies and shorts is a clear sig...

Join Jim and Greg as they offer up two good martinis and a crazy one. First, they welcome South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott into the 2024 GOP presidential race, highlighting his good policy ideas and his happy warrior approach to politics. They also cheer a new poll showing Americans overwhelmingly supporting work requirements for Medicaid and SNAP recipients. Finally, Jim lays out the strong case for...

Join Jim and Greg as they break down three lousy martinis. First, they shake their heads as New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers order the closure of fossil fuel-based power plants in the state within seven years. That would take away nearly half of the state's energy supply and even state officials aren't sure how they will generate enough power to make up the difference. They also winc...

Join Jim and Greg as they welcome Montana banning TikTok and setting up a fascinating legal fight that could impact the rest of the nation. They also groan at reports the U.S. Air Force caught an airman taking notes and studying classified information and just issued him warnings at least three times before he was caught posting the info for his gamer friends. Finally, they depart from their usual...

Join Jim and Greg as they serve up two good martinis and an ominous one. First, they're glad to to see President Biden move away from no discussion of reforms in exchange for an increase in the debt ceiling and agree to budget negotiations over the coming days. They also applaud Republicans in the North Carolina legislature for staying unanimous to override Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of a 12-week abor...

Join Jim and Greg as they recount and analyze the key findings of Special Counsel John Durham, who has been investigating the FBI's premise for launching the investigation into alleged collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign during the 2016 elections. The conclusions are devastating to any remaining shreds of trust in our government: the collusion canard was created by the Hillary Clinton...

Join Jim and Greg as they break down Joe Biden's Plan B for 2024. As Jim explains, Biden was not supposed to run again. He was supposed to serve one term and have Kamala Harris run this time, except she has been a massive disappointment as VP. They also cringe over the record-setting number of illegal crossings at our southern border last week - more than 83,000. They also note the rapidly growing...

Join Jim and Greg as they serve up two very bad martinis and a crazy but intriguing one. First, they fume as Title 42 ends and the Biden administration offers nothing but lies, gaslighting, and blame shifting to explain the tidal wave of people headed into our country illegally. They also hammer President Biden and the State Department for pulling back on consequences for China's spy balloon episo...

Join Jim and Greg as they dissect the CNN town hall featuring Donald Trump, how Trump got everything he could want out of it, and CNN is now under heavy criticism for hw it played out. They also shudder while appreciating the honesty of a longtime Chicago prosecutor, who is resigning and leaving the state because "progressive reforms" have led to much more crime and violence and he refuses to rais...

Join Jim and Greg as they react to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability revealing Biden family influence peddling in multiple nations and a some 20 businesses created to provide layers between the foreign nationals and the Biden family. They also discuss the 13-count indictment against New York GOP Rep. George Santos and what comes next in his saga. Finally, as Title 42 expires tomo...