This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan once again discuss the Shutdown/Wall and Trump/Russia. Before that though, a bit on the fast food feast at the White House, another movie Sam watched, and a story of a broken iPad.

• (0:04:12-0:25:06) But First
  • Preparation
  • Agenda
    
  • White House Fast Food
    
  • Sam Movie: Sense and Sensibility (1995)
    
  • Manu's iPad
• (0:25:42-1:07:02) Shutdown continues and repercussions:
  • Pelosi cancels SOTU
  • Negotiations
  • No emergency declaration?
    
  • Polls are hammering Trump on shutdown
    
  • McConnell strategy
    
  • Impacts of the shutdown
    
  • No deal in sight, how does this end?
• (1:08:11-2:02:08 ) Trump Russia Corruption
  • Giuliani admits campaign colluded
  • Giuliani strategy
    
  • Putin meeting interpreter notes
    
  • Trump non-denial on Russia
    
  • FBI Counter-Intel investigation
    
  • Collusion with middle east
    
  • Trump vs Pence
    
  • Emoluments clause
    
  • Congressional prerogatives