Jul 16, 2013
The nuclear option came and went during the course of today's show, so we set that up, and then explain it away. Greg Dworkin joined in with a round-up of the day's stories, including the nuclear option drama, the thief caught in Michele Bachmann's office, more Zimmerman/Martin fallout (including "Juror B37"), elected Republicans ignoring popular sentiment in favor of doing the bidding of wingnut funders, and Jenny McCarthy's move to ABC's "The View," and a little more about the Brookings essay, "The Promise." Armando joins us again to discuss the fight over whether Florida's shoot first law did or didn't have anything to do with the outcome of the trial, and then to set up the nuclear option story, which actually resolved itself before we even finished the show. Finally, maybe a hint of a discussion to come, on--believe it or not--Jennifer Lopez's habit of putting on private shows for dictators, crooks and oligarchs. We'll try and make it "deep." Promise!