3 Martini Lunch – Political Humor & Commentary

Join Jim and Greg as they welcome news of the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals placing an injunction on President Biden's plan to make the rest of us pay off student loan debt. They also shudder as the October number of illegal border crossings soars again and that the crisis seems to have had little impact on the midterm elections. And while they like Mike Pence, they have no idea who Pence thinks wo...

Join Jim and Greg as they breathe a dejected sigh of relief as NBC News projects the Republicans will take control of the House by a very slim margin. They also brace for the GOP leadership wars as some conservatives seem ready to move on from Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy. And they suffer a wave of fatigue as President Trump reportedly prepares to kick off the 2024 presidential campaign tomo...

Ricochet.com Editor-in-Chief Jon Gabriel is in for Jim. Jon and Greg start out with a tribute to our veterans before digging into why the vote counting in Jon's state of Arizona is infuriatingly slow. Jon explains how conservatives should interpret this delay, why this process breeds distrust in the system, and why the solutions are obvious. They also react to President Trump slamming Ron DeSantis...

Scot Bertram, general manager of 101.7 FM Radio Free Hillsdale, is in for Jim today. Scot and Greg discuss the dramatic lurch leftward in Michigan during the midterm elections and how things somehow got even worse in Scot's home state of Illinois. They also groan over Michigan's full embrace of abortion and Montana voters rejecting a law requiring doctors to care for all babies born alive. They en...

Jim and Greg shake off the surprise of of an underwhelming midterm election for Republicans to dissect why Democrats were able to win so many races that the GOP seemed to have a good shot at. They chronicle the key races that got away, cheer the big wins in places like Florida and Texas, and note that the Republicans still have a good chance at winning the House and have a path left to claiming th...

Join Jim and Greg as they sit back and wait for election results tonight. First, they notice usually friendly media getting tougher on President Biden and suggesting another run in 2024 might not be a good idea. They also fume that voting in Maricopa County, Arizona, is suffering from malfunctioning tabulation machines and they find it completely unacceptable that it takes more than a couple days...

Join Jim and Greg as they offer their final predictions for control of the House and Senate and the winners of tight races for Senate and governor. Will there really be a big red wave across the country, or will Democrats be able to win some of those tight Senate races? We'll tell you what we hope will happen and what we think will happen. But the most important thing is for you to make sure you v...

Chad Benson is in for Greg again, and he and Jim discuss the GOP enjoying advantages in the early voting numbers in Nevada and Florida, the question of just when the highly-contested key Senate races will be resolved, and a thoroughly unconvincing spin that if Republicans win 20 to 25 seats in the House, that counts as a win for President Biden. Please visit our great sponsors: Liver Health Formul...

With Greg out, Chad Benson returns, and he and Jim discuss the improving odds of the GOP winning control of the Senate, the particularly ominous report that Russian officials are discussing when and where they would use a tactical nuclear weapon, and the many strange aspects of the awful attack on Paul Pelosi. New episodes every weekday.  👉 Subscribe to the show so you never miss a moment. Follow...

Join Jim and Greg discuss how the 3 Martini Lunch factored into a major debate Tuesday night! Then the turn to the martinis as they welcome polling evidence that even more House races are tilting towards the Republicans and nearly all generic polls show a GOP edge...but you still need to vote! They also groan as Saudi intelligence suggests Iran is planning an "imminent" attack but also note the li...

Join Jim and Greg as they welcome more polling indicators of a good midterm election night for Republicans - including dismal numbers on the state of the nation and a huge shift towards the GOP among suburban women in just the past couple of months. They also applaud New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu for calling out "Meet the Press" moderator Chuck Todd for living in a bubble after Todd was incredul...

Join Jim and Greg as they serve up two bad martinis and a crazy one with a good aftertaste. First, they break down the latest warnings from Mansfield Energy that several states are already impacted by the diesel shortage on our country , some may have to go without fuel for short stretches, and prices will be going up. They also continue to wish Paul Pelosi a speedy recovery but slam President Bid...

Join Jim and Greg as they pop the popcorn and enjoy the left melting down on Twitter over the news that Elon Musk is officially running Twitter now. They also call out President Biden for the bald-faced lie that gas prices were above five dollars per gallon when he took office. And they give credit to the Washington Post for saying James Bennet was right in his standoff with the editorial departme...

Join Jim and Greg as they process polling numbers in the Arizona governor's race and wonder whether Democrats made bad decisions about debating in two key states. They're also horrified as the Air Force admits its personnel records about a Republican congressional candidate and her sexual assault in Iraq were leaked to a Democratic opposition research firm and got published in Politico. And Jim ha...

Join Jim and Greg as they discuss John Fetterman's painful performance in the Pennsylvania U.S. Senate debate and how Fetterman's wife and state Democrats failed to protect a man who clearly needs much more time to recover. They also cheer Lee Zeldin for eviscerating New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on crime, the economy, freedom, and the nursing home scandal which still demands accountability. Finally,...

What’s the connection among China, the Mexican cartels, the opioid crisis and your backyard? What if I told you it all starts at the southern border? What if I told you that the threats posed by the border crisis are not confined to the southern border at all but are also very real within your state, your town, and even your neighborhood? You’ve heard about the crisis at the southern border... but...

Join Jim and Greg as they serve up two good martinis and a crazy one. First, they cheer the Institute for Energy Research for blasting Biden for undermining American energy independence and for playing politics with the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. They also applaud Politico for honestly reporting on how Stacey Abrams' Fair Fight Action group spent many millions on legal action in Georgia that wen...

Greg is back! Join Jim and Greg as they welcome news that the Michigan governor's race is a dead heat and one of the worst governors in the country could be in big trouble. They also cringe as national math and reading testing shows horrific numbers that are clearly a result of schools being closed - many of them much longer than necessary. And they react to reports that Russia's defense minister...

As Chad Benson's week of sitting in for Greg comes to a close, everything is coming up roses for the Republicans in the midterms - the GOP gubernatorial candidates are enjoying a well-timed late surge of momentum, a slew of Senate seats that once seemed out of reach are now in play, and not only are Democratic candidates avoiding Joe Biden, they're keeping their distance from Kamala Harris and the...

Chad Benson remains in for Greg Corombos, and the midterms are heating up. Chad and Jim wonder whether Kathy Hochul's shrinking lead in New York is significant, gaze across the Atlantic at a leadership crisis in the United Kingdom, and wonder why Arizona Democratic gubernatorial candidate Katie Hobbs is so scared to get on a debate stage with Kari Lake. New episodes every weekday.  👉 Subscribe to...

Chad Benson is in for Greg Corombos, and Chad and Jim discuss more good national polling numbers for the GOP, a column asking whether President Biden is even capable of changing course after a midterm debacle, and Stacey Abrams' contention that abortion is a key tool for controlling inflation. New episodes every weekday.  👉 Subscribe to the show so you never miss a moment. Follow us for more dail...

Chad Benson is in for Greg Corombos again, and he joins Jim to discuss how Republicans have done well in the most recent round of high-profile debates in the midterm races; a cost-free proposal of how to send a clear signal to the Saudi Kingdom, and how Gisele Fetterman is “working the refs” in unprecedented ways, contending the media is picking on her disabled husband. Please visit our great spon...

Chad Benson is in for Greg Corombos today, and he joins Jim to discuss new poll numbers from the New York Times that have Democrats fearing that the “red wave” might be even worse than they feared. The bad news is Kanye West is getting even nuttier and more overtly anti-Semitic, and the guys hope someone stages an intervention to save Kanye from himself. Meanwhile, the delusional President Biden s...

Join Jim and Greg as they eagerly welcome news that national Democrats are "retrenching" their financial strategy for keeping the House of Representatives, which is the fancy way of saying they are pulling money from races they no longer think they can win. On top of that, a major pollster says there is no doubt that Republican candidates are looking stronger and stronger over the past few weeks....

Join Jim and Greg as they applaud the direct and devastating attack from GOP New Mexico gubernatorial candidate Mark Ronchetti, as he blasted Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham for grabbing the crotch of a male staffer, claiming she did nothing wrong, but also paying the staffer $150,000 to settle the complaint while forbidding the staffer from discussing the matter publicly. Ronchetti was also very effe...