1 00:00:01,240 --> 00:00:01,760 Speaker 1: He's more. 2 00:00:01,880 --> 00:00:05,560 Speaker 2: Mark's the Mark Simone Show on seven ten. 3 00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:09,840 Speaker 1: Woor Well, let's turn to the dean himself, the greatest 4 00:00:09,880 --> 00:00:12,639 Speaker 1: political analyst, the ball Boy. He's run a million campaigns, 5 00:00:12,640 --> 00:00:16,200 Speaker 1: He's run the most successful campaigns of all Ed Rollins. 6 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:18,200 Speaker 1: How you doing pretty good? 7 00:00:18,280 --> 00:00:18,480 Speaker 2: Mark? 8 00:00:18,520 --> 00:00:19,279 Speaker 1: Are you good? 9 00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:22,319 Speaker 2: A lot of activity going on in the world. We 10 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:24,520 Speaker 2: don't want to be sitting on white house today. 11 00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:26,239 Speaker 1: Well, let me ask you as the veteran of a 12 00:00:26,280 --> 00:00:28,920 Speaker 1: lot of white houses. These protests all over the streets, 13 00:00:28,920 --> 00:00:30,840 Speaker 1: all this video, all this stuff we're watching. Is this 14 00:00:30,960 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 1: hurting or helping the president? 15 00:00:34,479 --> 00:00:37,320 Speaker 2: Right now? It's undefined. I mean, I think some of 16 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:39,680 Speaker 2: the things he's doing are very beneficial to the country. 17 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:43,000 Speaker 2: Some of the things are distracting. I mean, his mission 18 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:45,760 Speaker 2: has got to be Now we're really in the middle 19 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:49,720 Speaker 2: of the start of the midterms, He's got to basically 20 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:52,479 Speaker 2: give his party something to run on, and it has 21 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 2: to be something that they they're not gonna win on 22 00:00:55,040 --> 00:00:59,800 Speaker 2: battling Venezuela or changing the Iranian resolves or what have you. 23 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:02,680 Speaker 2: It be. It's gonna be the economy and particularly healthcare, 24 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:05,400 Speaker 2: and he's got to focus on that. I mean, the 25 00:01:05,520 --> 00:01:07,840 Speaker 2: sidebar things like getting rid of Powell on what have 26 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:11,320 Speaker 2: you or part of the job as the president obviously, 27 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:12,880 Speaker 2: but at the end of the day, it's not what 28 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:15,800 Speaker 2: people want. People right now want to know you care 29 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:18,479 Speaker 2: about me, and so you're promised you're going to fix 30 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:21,199 Speaker 2: the economy for me. And that's what members of Congress 31 00:01:21,280 --> 00:01:21,920 Speaker 2: kinda have to deal with. 32 00:01:22,240 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, they used to call that in Washington the Green 33 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:27,120 Speaker 1: Bay diner test. You know, there was if you went 34 00:01:27,120 --> 00:01:30,080 Speaker 1: to green Bay, Wisconsin into a diner, is anybody talking 35 00:01:30,080 --> 00:01:32,520 Speaker 1: about this? And if they're not, it's not an issue. 36 00:01:32,560 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 2: So well in green Bay they're not talking about any 37 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:39,920 Speaker 2: of the Green Bay losses, but you're absolutely right it is. 38 00:01:40,440 --> 00:01:42,920 Speaker 2: And when you got twenty two million people are going 39 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:45,360 Speaker 2: to have their healthcare altered in the sense of paying 40 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:49,400 Speaker 2: much higher rates for the insurance, that's a that's a 41 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:50,639 Speaker 2: lot of activity out there. 42 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:54,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, so Democrats want to pass this, you know, patch 43 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:58,160 Speaker 1: the subsidies, extend the subsidies for in the year or two. 44 00:01:58,240 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 1: But doesn't that kind of hurt them in the midterms 45 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:03,480 Speaker 1: If it's all taken care of, it's not. 46 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:05,200 Speaker 2: Going to be taken care of. I mean, I don't 47 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:07,760 Speaker 2: think it's going to get resolved unless the Republicans willing 48 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:10,640 Speaker 2: to make some big change in their and their plans. 49 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:16,560 Speaker 2: They're they're talking that was gonna be Another problem is 50 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:19,359 Speaker 2: speak of Johnson's space. He is you know, he has 51 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:21,720 Speaker 2: no majority. I mean, it's it's down of two votes. 52 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:25,000 Speaker 2: Got to make sure everybody's there every day, uh, you know, 53 00:02:25,040 --> 00:02:27,760 Speaker 2: and their congressman died over the week over the last 54 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:30,040 Speaker 2: couple weeks going to California. 55 00:02:30,200 --> 00:02:30,399 Speaker 1: Uh. 56 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 2: And the numbers are just you know, two or three 57 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:35,360 Speaker 2: vote margins. You're always missing two or three voters in 58 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:38,160 Speaker 2: the Congress, And so I think this task is very, 59 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:39,160 Speaker 2: very difficulty. 60 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:41,760 Speaker 1: Hey, I just getting back to these protests and all 61 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:44,960 Speaker 1: the video we're seeing protesting, defund ice, all this stuff 62 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:48,400 Speaker 1: that You've seen this a million times. Don't the Democrats 63 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:50,440 Speaker 1: when they do this stuff, don't they end up always 64 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:52,519 Speaker 1: overplaying their hand and going too far. 65 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 2: They do. But but you can't you can't bet on 66 00:02:56,800 --> 00:03:01,160 Speaker 2: the other side doing We have to worry about what's 67 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:03,079 Speaker 2: going to help us, and I think we've got to 68 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:05,160 Speaker 2: focus on the things that matter. You know. One of 69 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:08,239 Speaker 2: the problems I think is that with immigration, obviously is 70 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:10,639 Speaker 2: a critical issue for the president. You see a couple 71 00:03:10,639 --> 00:03:15,320 Speaker 2: of thousand guys and heavy military guard in Minnesota standing 72 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 2: around guarding a federal bill, and that doesn't make people 73 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:23,160 Speaker 2: think we stopping illegals coming into the country. Maybe an 74 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:25,400 Speaker 2: underlying part of it, but at the end of the day, 75 00:03:25,440 --> 00:03:27,480 Speaker 2: people want to see those guys out there on the 76 00:03:27,480 --> 00:03:30,960 Speaker 2: borders making sure that people are being we're here illegally 77 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:34,240 Speaker 2: or improper arrested, and they want criminals rusted. They don't 78 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:36,480 Speaker 2: want the ordinary guy who's been there for twenty thirty years, 79 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:38,960 Speaker 2: who works in the market, works on the farms, who 80 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:43,000 Speaker 2: may be here illegally harassed and drag through the fields. 81 00:03:43,520 --> 00:03:44,680 Speaker 2: I opplicated issue. 82 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:47,160 Speaker 1: There's always issues, always problems. But when you agree that 83 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:50,040 Speaker 1: you worked with Reagan, Nixon, everybody, when you agree the 84 00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:53,640 Speaker 1: president's having a very successful second term. Usually it's rough 85 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 1: the second term, but so far he's getting a lot done. 86 00:03:57,320 --> 00:03:59,480 Speaker 2: He's getting a lot done. This president's got the strongest 87 00:03:59,520 --> 00:04:03,840 Speaker 2: position any president I've seen in my lifetime, that presidential scholar. 88 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:05,720 Speaker 2: When I haven't work for bringas if I worked for 89 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:10,600 Speaker 2: several he has basically taken on a lot of things 90 00:04:10,720 --> 00:04:14,040 Speaker 2: and he's got great powers. The Congress has given him 91 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 2: to a certain extent give given them much of their power. 92 00:04:16,520 --> 00:04:18,320 Speaker 2: And I think to a certain extent, he's got to 93 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:20,599 Speaker 2: make sure the things he does. He can't do everything 94 00:04:20,640 --> 00:04:22,120 Speaker 2: every day. You've got to make it to make sure 95 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:24,359 Speaker 2: that your message is getting out. There is here the 96 00:04:24,440 --> 00:04:26,760 Speaker 2: five or three two things that are doing in the 97 00:04:26,960 --> 00:04:27,960 Speaker 2: healthy American public? 98 00:04:28,279 --> 00:04:31,960 Speaker 1: Yeah? So, and what about twenty twenty eight. Gavin Newsom 99 00:04:31,960 --> 00:04:34,800 Speaker 1: looks like the front runner, But what do you think? 100 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:37,280 Speaker 1: He's the show horse, not the workhorse. 101 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:40,040 Speaker 2: They say he's a show horse. And he's got severe 102 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:44,120 Speaker 2: problems in California, financial issues and what have you. And 103 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:47,960 Speaker 2: he hasn't a particularly good governor. But sometimes it's a 104 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:51,440 Speaker 2: matter of change, you know. And he's getting attention at 105 00:04:51,440 --> 00:04:53,839 Speaker 2: this point in time. And you know, I think there'll 106 00:04:53,880 --> 00:04:55,680 Speaker 2: be several of the candidates that are running, so they're 107 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:57,920 Speaker 2: gonna have a primary. We may have a primary too, though, 108 00:04:58,000 --> 00:04:59,560 Speaker 2: So I think at the end of the day, we 109 00:04:59,600 --> 00:05:01,200 Speaker 2: need to put becus on the mid term and put 110 00:05:01,400 --> 00:05:03,760 Speaker 2: up the next presidential lecture right now. 111 00:05:03,920 --> 00:05:05,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, but a couple of years out. You always see 112 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:08,799 Speaker 1: some glamorous, good looking guy who's way out in front, 113 00:05:09,440 --> 00:05:12,200 Speaker 1: Gary Hart, John Edwards. But don't they always go down 114 00:05:12,240 --> 00:05:14,320 Speaker 1: in flames. They never end up with the nomination, do they. 115 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:17,599 Speaker 2: Fortunately, fortune they happen up to this point in time 116 00:05:17,880 --> 00:05:21,800 Speaker 2: and sense. Yeah, I think the critical thing here is 117 00:05:23,400 --> 00:05:26,160 Speaker 2: there's so much on the plate right now. Let's make 118 00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:29,039 Speaker 2: sure we have full scale of candidates. We're still going 119 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:31,559 Speaker 2: to see some small Republicans drop out. I mean they're 120 00:05:31,839 --> 00:05:35,360 Speaker 2: they're coming back from their home vacation, Christmas vacation, and 121 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:36,840 Speaker 2: a lot of them got beat up pretty good by 122 00:05:37,200 --> 00:05:39,320 Speaker 2: their friends and family. You know, go back there and 123 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:42,279 Speaker 2: do something. What's going on? If if you sat me 124 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:44,360 Speaker 2: down today and you and I had luncheon said, I 125 00:05:44,360 --> 00:05:48,160 Speaker 2: hear that the worships and matter, what would they be? Could 126 00:05:48,240 --> 00:05:50,159 Speaker 2: you could do it? I could do it? It? Could the 127 00:05:50,160 --> 00:05:52,360 Speaker 2: public do it? That's the key thing here is you've 128 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:55,040 Speaker 2: got to make sure you have a communication message. Uh, 129 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:57,720 Speaker 2: here's what we're doing while we're doing it. You know, 130 00:05:57,800 --> 00:06:00,479 Speaker 2: getting rid of Chairman Powell or basically drag into the 131 00:06:00,520 --> 00:06:04,600 Speaker 2: course for overspending and building a building is not is 132 00:06:04,640 --> 00:06:06,039 Speaker 2: not what the country is focused. 133 00:06:06,960 --> 00:06:10,719 Speaker 1: Hey it Rose, Let me ask you something. The divisiveness, 134 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:12,880 Speaker 1: the hatred. You know, if you have anything with Trump, 135 00:06:12,920 --> 00:06:15,160 Speaker 1: people won't talk to you they're screaming. When you were 136 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:17,479 Speaker 1: working for Nixon or Reagan, it was divided then, But 137 00:06:17,640 --> 00:06:19,520 Speaker 1: was it that bad? We the people have refused to 138 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:21,160 Speaker 1: speak to you because you were working for them. 139 00:06:22,080 --> 00:06:26,679 Speaker 2: No, U, And this is the worst I've ever seen it. 140 00:06:26,760 --> 00:06:28,200 Speaker 2: And I don't know, I don't know when it goes 141 00:06:28,200 --> 00:06:31,960 Speaker 2: back in the bottle again in the sense that we've 142 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:35,680 Speaker 2: got to have some bipartisanship that you unless either side 143 00:06:35,680 --> 00:06:38,360 Speaker 2: winds big in the in the midterms, which you know, 144 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:40,520 Speaker 2: I would say at this point in time, that's that's unlikely. 145 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:43,800 Speaker 2: It's still going to be very divided Congress and somehow 146 00:06:43,800 --> 00:06:47,200 Speaker 2: you got to look to the public you're working together. Yeah, 147 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:50,599 Speaker 2: we're not. We're not a parliamentary system where you know, 148 00:06:51,080 --> 00:06:55,000 Speaker 2: democracy and equally supportant. You know, we can't get military 149 00:06:55,920 --> 00:06:58,560 Speaker 2: to all these places. We've got a great military. We 150 00:06:58,560 --> 00:07:00,600 Speaker 2: need to build it up. But the big battles are 151 00:07:00,600 --> 00:07:02,320 Speaker 2: still Ahead's gonna be a budget battles. I mean, we 152 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:05,479 Speaker 2: you know, we've still got the whole conflict has to 153 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:07,719 Speaker 2: deal with the budgets. And that's that's gonna be a 154 00:07:07,720 --> 00:07:08,240 Speaker 2: real battle. 155 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:12,800 Speaker 1: Yeah. Hey, today, later today, Bruce Blakeman gets inaugurated for 156 00:07:12,840 --> 00:07:15,720 Speaker 1: a second term county executive. I think he'd be he'd 157 00:07:15,720 --> 00:07:16,800 Speaker 1: be a great governor. 158 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:17,400 Speaker 2: Uh. 159 00:07:17,840 --> 00:07:21,840 Speaker 1: The what are the chances for a Republican in New 160 00:07:21,920 --> 00:07:22,320 Speaker 1: York State? 161 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:26,320 Speaker 2: Well, and they're not great because of the overwhelming number 162 00:07:26,320 --> 00:07:29,800 Speaker 2: of Democrats with proofs. Is a superb candidate who who's 163 00:07:29,840 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 2: run a great county. Uh And I think if anything, 164 00:07:33,200 --> 00:07:35,560 Speaker 2: that he won't he won't ever sitting in the primary. 165 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:37,600 Speaker 2: And I think to a certain extent, we have an 166 00:07:37,600 --> 00:07:39,640 Speaker 2: opportunity against a very very weak governor. 167 00:07:40,440 --> 00:07:43,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, all right, well Ed Rolands, great stuff. We always 168 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:47,840 Speaker 1: love talking to you. Thanks for being with us. Take care, Yeah, 169 00:07:47,920 --> 00:07:52,200 Speaker 1: later today Bruce Blakeman inauguration for a second term is county. 170 00:07:52,200 --> 00:07:55,720 Speaker 1: He's the best county executive in America. And the job 171 00:07:55,760 --> 00:07:58,000 Speaker 1: of a county executive you're basically the governor. You're the 172 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:02,520 Speaker 1: governor of Nassau County. Nassau County is huge, It's three 173 00:08:02,560 --> 00:08:07,320 Speaker 1: million people. It's bigger than some states. So there's nobody 174 00:08:07,360 --> 00:08:09,720 Speaker 1: more qualified to take over as governor of New York 175 00:08:10,120 --> 00:08:12,800 Speaker 1: election coming up later this year. He would be perfect. 176 00:08:13,440 --> 00:08:15,800 Speaker 1: I'm going to go to the inauguration today. 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