Capital Caucus

Capital Caucus #37

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:26:00 GMT

we're baaack! miss us?

Capital Caucus #37 Shownotes

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:59:00 GMT

** The one surprising thing since the general started **

Kelly: economy
Adam: McCain undercuts experience argument with Palin
Tim: Paris Hilton looked smart for 5 nanoseconds

** Is this over, and if not is there anything McCain can do to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat or will it be something else? **

** Sarah Palin: discuss. **

** Last call **

Adam: NY Rangers tragedy
Kelly: I can see the White House from my house
Tim: "Woah Canada"

Capital Caucus #36

Sat, 1 Mar 2008 19:19:00 GMT

Last stands, more of the same from W and oh how the mighty have fallen

Capital Caucus #36 shownotes

Sat, 1 Mar 2008 19:11:00 GMT

On this edition:

Oh eight watch

John McCain's move to the general
Hillary Clinton's last stand

FISA
Don Siegelman and more of the same from the Bush administration
Last call

Kelly on William F. Buckley
Adam on Carol Alt in Russia
Tim on the easy source ricin freaks him out

Capital Caucus #35

Sat, 2 Feb 2008 21:26:00 GMT

Super Tuesday preview

Capital Caucus #34

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:33:00 GMT

2007 blowout super special... now with more Iowa!

Capital Caucus #34 Shownotes

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:22:00 GMT

Intro

pop-culture-politics

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Roundtable intro

Iowa and NH preview

Last call - 2007 prediction grades

Adam - Dems demand end date for surge, Bush ignores, prompting
Court action

Kelly - Giant badger attacks Wisconsin

Tim - Giuliani meltdown opens door to McCain

Closing

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Pre-Iowa/NH show this week

Sun, 30 Dec 2007 19:33:00 GMT

Hey everyone... weather has intervened on getting our pre-Iowa Caucus show out tonight, but we'll be getting the ragtag gang of the usual suspects together for a show before our favorite Hawkeyes do their thing. Stay tuned!

Capital Caucus #33

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 20:23:00 GMT

Mukasey spooks the Dems, a haunting new theme and a ghastly peek at the latest on 2008

Capital Caucus #33 Shownotes

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 20:20:00 GMT

Intro

pop-culture-politics

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Roundtable intro

Mukasey - the smoothest road ever suddenly gets a little bumpy

Oh Eight Watch

Giuliani touts prostate cancer, and is suddenly a Boston sports fan

Obama promises to punch Hillary in the mouf

Relevancy watch

Brownback packs it in

Tancredo retires

Bill Richardson turns down a sure thing

Last call

Adam - Mrs. Kirchner

Kelly - Southwick confirmed

Tim - Stephen Colbert sends election lawyers into hysteria

Closing

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Capital Caucus #32 (re-posted)

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 03:07:00 GMT

Thompson in, Gore's a winner and beating up on kids as a political strategy (includes missing 8 minutes!)

Capital Caucus #32 Shownotes

Sat, 13 Oct 2007 21:36:00 GMT

Intro

pop-culture-politics

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Roundtable intro

Thompson's in... and he thinks he's terribly relevant

Gore Watch vs. the "inevitability" of Hillary Clinton

SCHIP veto proponents beat up a little kid

Link to Simpsons parody: Rep. Joe Barton (R-Not Funny)

Closing

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NOTE TO FANS... thank you for your submissions on the theme... we think we've narrowed it down to the winners, so there might be a new theme song next time...

NOTE TO FANS II: Electric Boogaloo... some of you may have downloaded a show that mysteriously dropped a chunk of the last segment. Download it again, and don't miss a minute of the genius of the ragtag gang of the usual suspects...

NOTE TO FANS III: In 3D... This wonderful technology befuddles us again. NOW we think the fix is in and you might even get the show downloaded again in your podcatcher if all is right in the world. If not, you can download directly from the site by right clicking on the gray "pod" graphic and saving the mp3 file directly to your computer...

Theme Nominee... DJ Teddy Stevens

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 22:58:00 GMT

Theme Nominee... Don't tase me bro (remix)

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 22:55:00 GMT

Capital Caucus #31

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:56:00 GMT

General discontent, Rudy takes a call and Alan Keyes saves the GOP

Our summer vacation is over...

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:04:00 GMT

... so we're scheduled to record the next Capital Caucus this weekend. It's a good thing nothing happened in politics during our hiatus, right?

Capital Caucus #30

Wed, 8 Aug 2007 01:25:00 GMT

The Democratic Congress so far, plus thoughts on 2008

Capital Caucus #30 Shownotes

Wed, 8 Aug 2007 01:20:00 GMT

Intro

pop-culture-politics

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Roundtable intro

Seven months of Democrats in control...

Oh-Eight watch... thoughts from the roundtable

Last call... Harry Potter roundup

Closing

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Capital Caucus #29

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 03:01:00 GMT

GOP family values, McCain's implosion, plus useless Harry Potter predictions

Capital Caucus #29 Shownotes

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 01:22:00 GMT

Intro

pop-culture-politics

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Roundtable intro

GOP Family values

Oh-Eight Watch: McCain's implosion

WH asserting privilege to Congressional subpoenas

What Would Happen if the Administration Continues to Defy the Subpoenas?

Last call

Kelly - DOD approps to be vetoed?

Adam - Harry Potter VII predictions

Tim - NHL schedule means Adam and Tim's home and home is on

Closing

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Capital Caucus #28

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 01:29:00 GMT

Cheney, immigration, SCOTUS, and Rudy's bad week

Capital Caucus #28 Shownotes

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 01:00:00 GMT

Intro

pop-culture-politics

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Roundtable intro

Dick Cheney's WaPo feature series

Immigration: the bill that won't die

SCOTUS comes down with a lot of precedent bashing opinions

Oh-Eight Watch: Rudy's bad week, Hillary's crap song, and Bloomberg makes an (I)-nnouncement

Last call

Tim - the iPhone

Adam - Mark Warner's choices

Kelly - CIA docs released

Closing

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New show next week

Sun, 24 Jun 2007 01:19:00 GMT

It's our pre-4th of July recess spectacular! Join the ragtag gang of the usual suspects as we delve into the summertime goodness of all the goings on in DC. In the meantime, check out a blast from the past... DJ Ted Stevens talkin bout the Internets being a series of tubes...

Genius from Jib Jab

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 03:58:00 GMT

Rudy nearly smited for his insolence

Wed, 6 Jun 2007 14:54:00 GMT

Capital Caucus #27

Tue, 5 Jun 2007 01:27:00 GMT

The SCOTUS rules and Rep. Jefferson gets one step closer to the graybar motel

Capital Caucus #27 Shownotes

Tue, 5 Jun 2007 00:13:00 GMT

Intro

pop-culture-politics

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Roundtable intro

SCOTUS... Bush's legacy starting to become apparent

Judicial noms - Leslie Southwick

Jefferson indictment

Last call

Tim - Good morning... while you were sleeping, your system of government utterly changed and American blue jeans ceased being a currency

Adam - Apologies galore

Kelly - Sen. Allard... best press release ever

Closing

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Charles Nelson Reilly RIP

Tue, 29 May 2007 16:03:00 GMT

We were just finally getting over the loss of Don Knotts... now this.

We have lost the genius of Match Game, Cannonball Run II and All Dogs Go to Heaven's Charles Nelson Reilly. Sir, you... shall... be... missed. Here's CNR's "appearance" on Inside the Actor's Studio as our tribute:

We've had some health challenges the past couple of weeks with the ragtag gang of the usual suspects, and that's had to take priority over the show. Looks like we should be back early NEXT week. Thanks for hanging in there with us... clearly there's a lot to talk about!

New show next week

Mon, 14 May 2007 02:16:00 GMT

Happy mother's day! Our usual combination of craziness is delaying our next episode... we're looking at recording next week. In the meantime, let's join the GOP candidates and suck up to people who like to hear the name, "Ronald Reagan."

Capital Caucus #26

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 01:29:00 GMT

the politics of war funding, the AG's club-worthy performance, plus Adam's dubious predictions

Capital Caucus #26 Shownotes

Tue, 24 Apr 2007 20:18:00 GMT

Intro

pop-culture-politics

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Roundtable intro

The war funding bill

Gonzales "clubbed like a baby seal"

Last call

Tim - Memo to candidates... find a cheaper friggin barber, and stop singing about bombing

Adam - McLaughlin-esque predictions

Kelly - Georgia on my mind

Closing

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Next show... Tuesday

Fri, 20 Apr 2007 21:27:00 GMT

A bold prediction... the ragtag gang of the usual suspects return for the 26th edition of Capital Caucus next Tuesday. Will Alberto Gonzales still be the Attorney General? Will John McCain sing another alternative version of a Beach Boys classic? Time will tell... have a great weekend!

Capital Caucus #25

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 03:09:00 GMT

Funding the war and the 08ers, plus Mitt Romney's George Costanza moment

Capital Caucus #25 Shownotes

Wed, 11 Apr 2007 21:50:00 GMT

Intro

pop-culture-politics

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Roundtable intro

Pat on the back for Yahoo! Podcasts feature

The Speaker's field trip to Syria

The '08 Fundraising "primary" and the ramifications

The drumbeat of doom for Al Gonzales?

Last call

Tim - Mitt Romney's George Costanza moment

Adam - Name, rank and serial number

Kelly - War czar

Closing

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Yeah, spoke too soon...

Tue, 3 Apr 2007 15:34:00 GMT

Scheduling conflicts and the potential bizarre recurrance of whooping cough may push us into next week. I know, I know... "whooping cough?" Suffice to say either (a) it's making a comeback, or (b) we ran out of decent health-based excuses for pushing back a Capital Caucus recording session. I'll let you decide which is the true statement, with the caveat that they may not be mutually exclusive... hmmmmm...

Yahoo podcasts

Mon, 2 Apr 2007 02:47:00 GMT

Check it out... we were featured on Yahoo Podcasts this week! For you new listeners, welcome! We're hoping to put together a new episode sometime this week... but loyal listeners know that a promise of a new episode and a buck fifty gets you a latte at the Dupont Circle Starbucks... but stay tuned anyways!

Is it possible?

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 03:53:00 GMT

Seems that the subject of a certain person's last call from well over a week ago is suddenly making news all over the MSM. How about the coverage of that curious 1984-inspired ad!? Hmmmm... could it be that Capital Caucus is actually the ahead-of-the-curve maverick podcast we all thought it could be?

Nahh. Just spent enough time digging on YouTube...

New show next week, we think. Tim's thrown his shoulder out patting himself on the back (and typing in third person).

Capital Caucus #24

Thu, 8 Mar 2007 03:35:00 GMT

Scooter is 20% not guilty, CPAC hijinks, plus Hillary and Obama in Selma

Capital Caucus #24 Shownotes

Thu, 8 Mar 2007 03:30:00 GMT

- Scooter 20% not guilty!

- Dems and Selma... GOP and CPAC

- Last call

Adam... no pardon!
Kelly... Sanchez
Tim... pro-Obama ad:

Capital Caucus #23

Wed, 21 Feb 2007 03:07:00 GMT

The Senate Breakfast Club, the 08ers on the trail and beware of earthbound asteroids

Capital Caucus #23 Shownotes

Wed, 21 Feb 2007 03:06:00 GMT

Intro

pop-culture-politics
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Roundtable intro

The Senate goes all Breakfast Club... what's next for Iraq?

New Hampshire... early '08 stumpers are earning valuable frequent stay points at the Manchester Holiday Inn Express

Last call

Tim - it's still not too late to revel in the Dixie Chicks win
Adam -winter weather in DC
Kelly - asteroid deflections

Closing

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Run for your lives!

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 04:37:00 GMT

No podcast tonight as planned... the DC area is getting slammed with - get this - ONE INCH OF ICE! Grab the kids! Shutter the doors! The end may be near!

Um... the hysteria around here over a little winter weather that represents about 3 and a half seconds of what they've experienced in Oswego, NY this week baffles all of us. That being said, we're bagging the show for the time being. Fun will be made of all of this on the next Capital Caucus...

New show next week

Tue, 6 Feb 2007 15:28:00 GMT

It's too damn cold in DC to podcast... either that or Kelly's renovating her apartment and Tim's still on island time. In any event, we'll be back with a new Capital Caucus next week!

Capital Caucus #22

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 03:47:00 GMT

100 hours, the state of the union, and the super bowl shuffle?

Capital Caucus #22 Shownotes

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 03:28:00 GMT

CC 22 Shownotes

o Intro

pop-culture-politics
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Roundtable intro

o Dems 100 hours up - what happened, and what's next?

o State of the Union

o 2008 Announcements

o Last Call

Adam - Super Bowl... where art thou Ickey Woods?
Kelly - "I bumped into the Chief Justice at a book launch party..."
Tim - Al Gore Watch

o Closing

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Capital Caucus #21

Thu, 4 Jan 2007 03:10:00 GMT

the top stories of 06, mindless predictions for 07, plus a farewell to Gerald Ford

Capital Caucus #21 Shownotes

Thu, 4 Jan 2007 02:55:00 GMT

- Top stories of 2006

- Gerald Ford discussion

- Last Call - predictions for 2007

email - capitalcaucus@gmail.com

Happy new year everyone!

Hiatus nearly over...

Tue, 2 Jan 2007 18:44:00 GMT

Greetings all! Our two month hiatus is just about to expire... we'll be back with a new episode hopefully in the next week or so. Between jury duty, illness, travel, the holidays and those pesky jobs, the ragtag gang of the usual suspects has been a bit busy of late. We look forward to bringing you new pop culture politics episodes just as soon as we can find the damn mics... we think Dan has them in Uzbekistan or something.

Capital Caucus #20

Tue, 14 Nov 2006 02:59:00 GMT

post-election wrapup

Capital Caucus #20 Shownotes

Tue, 14 Nov 2006 01:32:00 GMT

Intro

pop-culture-politics
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Roundtable intro

Dems win

Leadership battle

The first 100 hours and beyond

So sorry...

Closing

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New show next Monday!

Thu, 9 Nov 2006 22:42:00 GMT

We'll need a holiday weekend to process the big changes coming down the pike here in DC. On Monday, we'll give you our thoughts, allow some of us to gloat over predictions, and talk about what a Democratic House and Senate will mean for the next 2 years...

In the meantime... let's all gather 'round and watch Rick Santorum concede again...

My personal favorite moment is the shocked "oh NO!!" from one of Santorum's supporters immediately after he says he called Senator-elect Casey. It's almost as if she thought this was going to be a victory speech... Check it out about :45 into the video here:

Wave = tidal

Wed, 8 Nov 2006 20:37:00 GMT

Looks like the expected happened... House to the Dems... and the less expected is also happening... Senate to the Dems. Rumsfeld is out... and we get to practice using the term "Madame Speaker" for the first time in US history. What a day!

We'll let Virginia shake out a bit, let the dust settle, and come out with a new show with our thoughts soon!

Go vote

Tue, 7 Nov 2006 18:30:00 GMT

We'll probably play some kind of drinking game involving a Congressional district map, a blue marker, a red marker, and some form of frothy beverage made with hops. Oh, and Rick Santorum is wearing a hot pink victory shirt today (like this tie... only hotter, pinker, and um, the whole shirt). We'll miss him.

Capital Caucus #19

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 04:58:00 GMT

stem cells, tv ads and election last calls

Capital Caucus #19 Shownotes

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 04:53:00 GMT

Intro

pop-culture-politics
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Roundtable intro

Stem cell research

Fox vs. Limbaugh
MO Senate race
MO Measure 2 impact

TV ad watch

RNC ad in TN Senate race... race card?
DCCC $1 million ad in NYC market... is Chris Shays' seat a big "get"?

NJSC's gay marriage ruling... will it impact the election?

Last call

Kelly - Write in candidate of the decade
Tim - Ken Mehlman job rumors... Leaping from a sinking ship?

Correction... The source of this rumor was Kathleen Parker, not Howard Fineman. My bad Kathleen!

Adam - Osama's November surprise?
Roundtable question - Last call on House and Senate '06...

Closing

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Thanks to Flickr's stormbear for this outstanding photo!

Capital Caucus #18

Sat, 21 Oct 2006 19:52:00 GMT

GOP Meltdown II, shenanigans in Vegas, and the biggest loser NY edition

Capital Caucus #18 Shownotes

Sat, 21 Oct 2006 19:33:00 GMT

Intro

pop-culture-politics
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Email: capitalcaucus@gmail.com
Roundtable intro

Meltdown 2.0

Democracy Corps memo - Meltdown II (PDF)

RNC advertisement analysis

Nevada gubernatorial race developments

Last call

Kelly - NFL terror hoax
Tim - Biggest loser... NY Style
Adam - Katherine Harris real estate listings
Roundtable question - House and Senate '06 trends

Closing

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Fred Head

Thu, 19 Oct 2006 22:44:00 GMT

Apparently, the Houston Chronicle has now picked up the story of Fred Head and the romance novel. The "pornography" charge is still on his website. Good going, Fred.

Shownotes extra

Tue, 17 Oct 2006 13:56:00 GMT

Regarding Adam's (at the time baseless) bashing of Lamont, seems like the Washington Post was listening to our podcast and rushed this story to print the next day:

Lamont's primary victory drew national attention, but momentum in the Senate race began to change that night...

There followed a series of missteps. Lamont, who had run a skillful, grass-roots primary campaign, left for vacation and his campaign immediately began to flounder.

"We kind of went to sleep," said Tom D'Amore, a senior Lamont adviser. "We were led to understand, as naive as it sounds, that there were forces at work" trying to persuade Lieberman to give up his independent candidacy for the good of the Democratic Party. "They said, 'Don't come out and go too hard on Joe. Give us an opportunity.' " That never happened.

Or to translate: "John Kerry said taking a vacation just when you've got momentum by winning the primaries is a winning strategy. Why don't you try windsurfing et al."

Capital Caucus #17

Tue, 17 Oct 2006 03:11:00 GMT

The best and worst campaigns, North Korea in the nuke club, and a GOP meltdown?

Capital Caucus #17 Shownotes

Tue, 17 Oct 2006 02:25:00 GMT

Intro

pop-culture-politics
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Roundtable intro

Meltdown memo

Democracy Corps memo (PDF)

Best and worst run campaign nominees

North Korea... newest (and unwelcome) member the nuclear club?

Last call

Kelly - How to alienate Texas voters, romance-style
Tim - CBGBs in Vegas... abomination
Adam - Warner out before he was in
Roundtable question - House and Senate '06 trends

Closing

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Home stretch schedule

Wed, 11 Oct 2006 19:44:00 GMT

Greetings all... Capital Caucus will go to weekly show through the end of election season. Look for the next episode to hit early next week....

Prediction success

Fri, 6 Oct 2006 14:39:00 GMT

Turns out Adam may have finally gotten a prediction right. The Washington Post reports today that

No sooner did Congress authorize construction of a 700-mile fence on the U.S.-Mexico border last week than lawmakers rushed to approve separate legislation that ensures it will never be built, at least not as advertised, according to Republican lawmakers and immigration experts.

Capital Caucus #16

Fri, 6 Oct 2006 04:53:00 GMT

Foley resigns, and the evangelical right loses faith in the GOP?

Capital Caucus #16 Shownotes

Fri, 6 Oct 2006 01:07:00 GMT

Brownie... W... Foley. Ladies and gentlemen... this is your Republican party.

Intro

pop-culture-politics
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Roundtable intro

Whaddaya got?

Adam

Immigration wane

Kelly

Rep. Foley resigns under fire... who knew what when?

Evangelical disappointment

Last call

Kelly - Supreme Court starts up
Tim - The champ endorses Granholm
Adam - Hockey and baseball
Roundtable question - House and Senate '06 trends

Closing

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Capital Caucus #15

Sun, 17 Sep 2006 16:31:00 GMT

Election trends, GOP still staggering, and Obama 08?

Capital Caucus #15 Shownotes

Sun, 17 Sep 2006 16:14:00 GMT

Intro

pop-culture-politics

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Email: capitalcaucus@gmail.com

Roundtable intro

Whaddaya got?

Adam

GOP Pelosi strategy

Kelly

White House press conference

Are the wheels coming off?

Obama '08?

Last call

Kelly - Don't mess the bull, young man...
Rountable question - House and Senate '06 trends

Closing

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Memo to Florida

Tue, 5 Sep 2006 21:31:00 GMT

Florida Republicans have never been the types to listen to polls, or apparently, conventional wisdom. Despite a near-daily barrage of negative press, embarassing headlines and bizarro behavior, Sunshine State GOPers are poised today to send Katherine Harris to represent them in the race for Florida's U.S. Senate seat. And why not? Apparently no other Florida Republican seems to have the gumption to take on Democratic incumbent Senator Bill Nelson, despite earlier thoughts that his seat was vulnerable. If nobody else wants to run, we at Capital Caucus applaud the state GOPers for giving us all the entertainment value of Rep. Harris.

For that, Florida... we thank you.

And we also thank Flickr's mrbigmuscles for this picture. ("Me and Katherine Harris at the Langord Park Repbublican Luncheon yesterday. She was nice enough to honor me with a photo.")

Capital Caucus #14

Thu, 31 Aug 2006 04:10:00 GMT

Pre-Labor Day election preview spectacular

Capital Caucus #14 Shownotes

Thu, 31 Aug 2006 03:23:00 GMT

Intro

pop-culture-politics

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Email: capitalcaucus@gmail.com

Roundtable intro

2006 election preview

Anti-incumbent tide?

Murkowski, Lieberman, McKinney, Schwartz... who's next?

Anti-Bush/Anti-GOP

Did Katrina crystalize opposition?

Would GOP candidates be better off avoiding connections to Bush?

What race are you watching? Why?

Dan - Ohio Senate and governor races

Kelly - Wisconsin governor race

Adam - WY-at large

Tim - Tennessee Senate: Harold Ford, Jr. (D) vs. Bob Corker (R)... the 6th seat?

Useless Pre-Labor Day Predictions - who will control the House and Senate next January?

Last call

Dan - Islamic fascism

Kelly - Justices release their financial disclosures

Adam - The Perils of an Open Mic

Tim - Bong Hits for Jesus headed for the *ahem* high court?

Closing

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Election season's coming...

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 14:27:00 GMT

With the traditional beginning of election season hitting this Labor Day weekend, we'll be rolling out a new edition of Capital Caucus this week. Our talented and talentless prognosticators (you be the judge as to whom that applies) will chat about themes, hot races, and other nonsense later in the week.

In the meantime, let's watch Senator Allen look silly. Again.

Capital Caucus #13

Thu, 10 Aug 2006 01:02:00 GMT

Lieberman goes down, the Internets are tubes, and... something else... I forget

Capital Caucus #13 Shownotes

Thu, 10 Aug 2006 00:52:00 GMT

Intro

Pop-culture-politics
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Roundtable intro

CaCAW... CaCAW! (simulated crow noises)

Lamont defeats Lieberman
- Lieberman Defeated in Democratic Primary, Washington Post
- Lieberman Concedes Connecticut Primary to Lamont, The Fix
- Lieberman Defiant In Defeat, Greenwich TIme/Hartford Courant
Other election news
- House Incumbents McKinney, Schwarz Fall in Primaries, Washington Post
- Colorado gubernatorial and U.S. House races set - Feisty fall forecast for state, Rocky Mountain News

Last Call

Kelly - Tom DeLay still on the ballot
Dan - Savoring victory
Adam - Is the Apocalypse here?
Tim - John Edwards meets Russell Simmons and gets bent out of shape

Closing

Paging tech support...

Tue, 8 Aug 2006 22:34:00 GMT

We at Capital Caucus don't know whether Sen. Lieberman's campaign site went down due to hackers or failure to pay the bills, or low-end webhosting.

But we do know one thing.

He should have listened to DJ Teddy Stevens. You can't just dump a truck on the Internet. It's a series of tubes.

Um...

Tue, 8 Aug 2006 00:03:00 GMT

There are no words...

But enough of the gift that keeps on giving. The ragtag gang of the usual suspects is eagerly awaiting the results of tomorrow's CT primary. No, the substance of the outcome is not nearly as intriguing as the "who shall eat crow" issue. Was Dan correct in predicting a Lamont victory? Did Tim and Adam foolishly go against the clear tide of public opinion? ABCs The Note is giving Tim and Adam a glimmer of hope in that department...

Check out the returns tomorrow night and then point your podcatchers to Capital Caucus on Wednesday night for the aftermath...

Recording on ????...

Tue, 1 Aug 2006 15:52:00 GMT

Summer's a bit slower in DC, and it seems it's made our podcasting schedule a little less regular. The good news is that we have some interesting things to talk about ~~this~~ next week. Lamont is making a race of things in CT, and Katherine Harris seems to be losing the support of her own party... but apparently not Republican primary voters, as the only poll she's way ahead in is the FL GOP Senate primary. All the election news that's fit to jabber about, plus our take on Sen. Kennedy's piece on judges... all in the next Capital Caucus.

Update - seems our schedules are preventing a show this week after all. Apologies to the ever-increasing audience out there, but I have it on somewhat decent authority that we'll be able to put a show together next week. In the interim... check out the crack shot of one Rep. Harris!

New show next week

Thu, 27 Jul 2006 13:42:00 GMT

I suppose we could have done a show on the Georgia Lt. Governor race... that would be a scintillating 30 minutes of podcast goodness... but we've decided to put off the show another week to see if Katherine Harris implodes a little more. Is it too long to wait to listen to Dan gloating over the ever-increasing possibility that he was right and the rest of the ragtag gang of the usual suspects were wrong in crystal balling CT primaries? We think not...

What's next?

Fri, 21 Jul 2006 19:45:00 GMT

Many have openly wondered where President Bush will go after he leaves the White House... what profession will he leap into? Considering his track record as an oil man and a baseball owner was, ahhhh... mixed... perhaps he's considering a lucrative and rewarding career in the day spa industry? Skeptical? Check out his massage technique on German Chancellor Angela Merkel...

DJ Teddy Stevens... VIDEO

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 14:43:00 GMT

Thank you YouTube!

Capital Caucus #12

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 02:12:00 GMT

Headbutts, unmentionable things and DJ Ted Stevens

Capital Caucus #12 Shownotes

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 00:51:00 GMT

Intro

Pop-culture-politics
Shownotes: capitalcaucus.com
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Roundtable intro
Zidane headbutt game

Breaking News

Plame and Wilson v. Cheney, Rove and Libby, USA Today
Wilson-Plame legal support trust site

Judicial

William Haynes, Terrence Boyle, William Myers and Michael Wallace - why are they controversial, and what's up in the Senate?
Gang of 14 the brokers again? - Alliance for Justice blog

Elections

'06
- Speaker Hastert - "We're looking forward to increasing our majority next year," Hastert said. "It's the pundits that say we can't do it." CNN
- Ann Coulter - 60 seat loss in the House for GOP - Tuesday's Al Franken Show via Lawrence O'Donnell
- Specific races
  - Ney-Space (OH-18) - polling shows they're both winning (depending on whom you ask) The Fix
  - Santorum - Casey (PA Senate) - Santorum down by 18!? NY Times
  - Other races - The Fix's Friday Line
'08
- Edwards ahead in Iowa. Even remotely consequential?
- Giuliani "seriously considering" a run. BFN?

Last Call

Kelly - The Onion fools an unsuspecting anti-choice blogger
Dan - "We're fucked"
Adam - American foreign policy on Israel & Lebanon
Tim - Wal-Mart's new shoplifting policy - look out Claude Allen...

Closing

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Closing with DJ Teddy Stevens with Tubes (thanks boldheaded.com)

Now THAT's a headbutt

Wed, 12 Jul 2006 21:07:00 GMT

I will warn you now... headbutt references will dominate tomorrow's show...

Lewis Black on Santorum

Tue, 11 Jul 2006 22:28:00 GMT

Too good... too good. New show on Thursday night!

Podcast411 "interviews" Senator Stevens

Sat, 8 Jul 2006 16:18:00 GMT

While we haven't exactly been clogging our show with thoughts on net neutrality, it's certainly an issue that has come to the forefront of the tech and policy crowd. For a very revealing and interesting take on the issue, take a listen to the latest Podcast411 featuring a faux interview with Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska. His spin on defining net-neutrality as a two-tiered system (um, it's not... what the telecoms want would be two-tiered), plus his oft-quoted concept of the internet as a series of "tubes" is frankly, a classic... as is his pronounciation of DeutscheTelecom. Let's just say his German needs a brush-up, and if we had been present, all sense of decorum would have been lost...

Happy mid-summer

Sat, 8 Jul 2006 04:07:00 GMT

New show next week everyone! We'll have the full ragtag gang of the usual suspects in Studio 3M... tentative topics include judicial nominees, an update on the '06 election, plus a completely soccer-less last call. We think...

Capital Caucus #11

Fri, 30 Jun 2006 03:04:00 GMT

Our Entourage discusses three big SCOTUS cases

Capital Caucus #11 Shownotes

Fri, 30 Jun 2006 03:00:00 GMT

Intro

Pop-Culture-Politics
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Roundtable intro - all testosterone Entourage edition

Judicial

Hamdan v. Rumsfeld (PDF) - presidential power and enemy detainees
LULAC v. Perry (PDF) - Texas redistricting
Randall v. Sorrell (PDF) - campaign finance

Last Call

Adam - American soccer
Dan - Fred Phelps
Tim - Robert Kennedy, Jr.'s Rolling Stone article - will there be lawsuits?

Conclusion

Did we say LAST week?

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 19:46:00 GMT

Clearly, this shownotes blog (and its author) are as trustworthy as a denial of wrongdoing from Repubican candidates for Georgia lieutenant governor. (Google it... trust me, it's funny).

BUT, to usher in a new era of accountability... we promise a new show this week, and barring continued biblical rain in DC, it'll go up tomorrow night.

New show this week

Tue, 20 Jun 2006 03:58:00 GMT

We're comin' at ya with a new show this week... seems like we've gone "Congressional" and become comfortable with a one week on, one week off kinda thing. Must be in the water or something?

Capital Caucus #10

Wed, 7 Jun 2006 01:53:00 GMT

Replacing the Dukester, our foreign policy and the procrastinating Supreme Court

Capital Caucus #10 Shownotes

Wed, 7 Jun 2006 01:20:00 GMT

Intro

Pop-Culture-Politics
Shownotes at capitalcaucus.com
Email us at capitalcaucus@gmail.com
Roundtable intro

Elections

What will tomorrow bring?
- Electoral earthquake could begin in California, MSNBC
- California vote could be midterm bellwether, CNN
CA-50 predictions...
Al Gore '08 update... definitely probably not running

Foreign Policy

Iran
- Iran: Nuclear plan 'positive' but 'ambiguous', CNN
- U.S. to Give Iran Time on Nuclear Package, Washington Post
Iraq
- Baghdad targeted civilian killings soar in May, CNN
- World Opinion Roundup: How Haditha Helps Iran, Washington Post

Supreme Court discussion

Last Call

Kelly - The swan song of Bumiller
Adam - Gay marriage
Dan - Ann Coulter is a...
Tim - English-only cheesesteaks

Conclusion

Katherine Harris... the gift that keeps on giving

Fri, 2 Jun 2006 03:01:00 GMT

We're unabashed fans of the train wreck that is the Katherine Harris Senate campaign and YouTube. Put them together and you get a classic clip montage...

More fun with numbers

Thu, 1 Jun 2006 00:57:00 GMT

A little over a week ago, we shared with you the maniacal math of Speaker Denny Hastert (R-IL). Today, we shake our collective heads in disbelief over Rep. Steve King (R-IA). It seems the good Congressman has been repeating the preposterous notion that it is somehow safer in Iraq than it is here in DC. Apparently, some willful ignorance and that patented "fuzzy math" has him concluding that the death rate is higher per 100,000 in DC than Iraq.

Um, we call bullshit. Frankly, it's a disgrace to our soldiers who brave a truly dangerous environment that people like King peddle such nonsense.

Congress is taking Memorial "Week" off... so all of America must be enjoying the same benefits as Congress, right? We'll play the same game and come back at you next week with a new show...

"Dont mess with the bull young man, you'll get the horns"

Tue, 30 May 2006 15:00:00 GMT

Principal Vernon of Breakfast Club fame, RIP...

Capital Caucus #9

Fri, 26 May 2006 02:00:00 GMT

Election prospects, 60 year old American Idols and Pat Robertson's miracle shake

Capital Caucus #9 Shownotes

Thu, 25 May 2006 20:51:00 GMT

Intro

Pop-Culture-Politics
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Roundtable intro

Elections

2006 - The genius of the GOP... Elections crux of GOP strategy, Washington Post

2008 - Gore's rising faster than ocean levels! (The Comeback Kid, New York Magazine)

Last Call

Kelly - Bill Frist, gorilla doc
Adam - Justice Stevens' hypocrisy
Dan - Super secret surprise last call
Tim - Pat Robertson's Age Defying Shake and his ~~2000 lb~~ ~~1000 lb~~ ~~really heavy~~ somewhat heavy leg press!

Conclusion

Speaker Hastert: "40k and two kids? You don't pay taxes!"

Fri, 19 May 2006 12:46:00 GMT

Um, no. Actually a family of 4 (with two kids) pays a touch over $3,000 in federal taxes. I guess 7.5% is now zero. Fuzzy math indeed. Check out the full statement here...

New show next week

Fri, 19 May 2006 01:13:00 GMT

Busy week professionally for the ragtag gang of the usual suspects... we'll be back next week with the next edition of Capital Caucus.

In the meantime, check out this little bit of lunacy from the craziest of crazies over at Fox News, courtesy of Media Matters.

Capital Caucus #8

Fri, 12 May 2006 02:39:00 GMT

The NSA has your number, a bad week for judges and Charmed fans rebel

Capital Caucus #8 Shownotes

Fri, 12 May 2006 02:31:00 GMT

Intro

Pop-Culture-Politics
Shownotes at capitalcaucus.com
Email us at capitalcaucus@gmail.com
Roundtable intro

Executive

The NSA has your number
NSA has massive database of Americans' phone calls, USAToday
Bush defends NSA data collection program, USAToday

Judicial

Kavanaugh (with best buddy Karl Rove, right) - Judge nominee eludes effort to pin him down Key Bush aide says he knew nothing on controversial issues, SF Chronicle/Washington Post
Wallace - ABA gives Bush nominee 'unqualified' rating, MSNBC
Kavanaugh/Boyle - A Tale of Two Judges, Washington Post

Last Call

Kelly - Clinton and common gound
Adam - Iran letter
Dan - Hackocracy
Tim - Katherine Harris

Conclusion

Key demographic offended

Sat, 6 May 2006 03:31:00 GMT

On a recent episode of Capital Caucus, Kelly apparently offended a very key demographic... homophobic Charmed fans.

Check out our iTunes commentary for the scoop:

Needless to say, we're going to have to chalk this one up as "lesson learned."

Capital Caucus SE

Thu, 4 May 2006 23:09:00 GMT

Special week-off edition

In lieu of a show... what caught our eye this week

Thu, 4 May 2006 22:36:00 GMT

We're taking the week off, but we certainly won't leave you, our loyal fans, high and dry. Here's what we would have podcasted about... see you next week for Capital Caucus #8!

Executive

Bush polling continues to drop - Gallup Poll
Rumsfeld (finally) asked the hard questions - ThinkProgress.org

Legislative

Lobbying "reform" passes

House passes ethics-reform bill, Washington Post

Kill This Bill, Washington Post

The hard-workin' Congress

Boehner: House to Work Until Christmas, Roll Call

Judicial

Brett Kavanaugh still in the hopper - filibuster coming?

New Hearing Scheduled For Bush Judicial Nominee, Fox News

Gang Set to Meet on Judges, Roll Call

Fourth Estate

Colbert at the WH Correspondent's Dinner

Rumsfeld taken to task

Thu, 4 May 2006 22:00:00 GMT

Thanks again to Think Progress!

Mailing it in...

Mon, 1 May 2006 22:13:00 GMT

At this point, it really seems like McClellan is mailing it in. Check out this response to a pretty straightforward question on the infamous "Mission Accomplished" banner... (thanks to ThinkProgress.org)

Colbert!

Mon, 1 May 2006 02:49:00 GMT

Thanks to C-SPAN for this pure comic gold (Real Player)

Capital Caucus #7

CapitalCaucus@gmail.com — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 01:33:00 GMT

Gas prices soar, Bush taps the judge well and Alyssa Milano finds a cause

Capital Caucus #7 Shownotes

Fri, 28 Apr 2006 01:00:00 GMT

Intro

Pop-Culture-Politics
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Roundtable intro

Executive

SnowJob
Bush names Tony Snow press secretary, Reuters/Yahoo News
Snow Pick May Signal Less Insular White House, Washington Post
Suggested questions for the White House press corps to ask on Tony Snow's first day, Media Matters

Legislative

Gas prices
Listener question... from Australia (!) on the US Senate, the Aussie PM and Aussie wheat kickback scandal

Judicial

Sen. Frist will make "every effort" to confirm Brett Kavanaugh before the Memorial Day recess
Back to judges, TownHall.com

Fourth Estate

GOP pollster Frank Luntz on the Dems
Has Luntz gone Ronin?, Blue Oregon
Luntz's report via Daily Kos (PDF)

Last Call

Kelly - Where is Shannon Doherty when you need her? (Alyssa Milano's blog - InfoWorld.com)
Adam - India and nuclear proliferation
Tim - E's Save Our Show

Conclusion

Capital Caucus #6

Fri, 21 Apr 2006 02:00:00 GMT

White House shakeups, more evidence that you can gamble on anything, plus the best and worst in the Senate

Capital Caucus #6 Shownotes

Fri, 21 Apr 2006 01:45:00 GMT

Intro

Pop-Culture-Politics
Shownotes at capitalcaucus.com
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Roundtable intro

Executive

Turnover at 1600
New Bush aide tells staff to expect more changes, CNN
Rove Gives Up Policy Post in Shake-Up , Washington Post
Odds on who will replace Scott McClellan, Gambling911.com
Bush Considering Replacing McClellan With Fox News Anchor Tony Snow, ThinkProgress
FOX News' Tony Snow Among Possible White House Spokesman Candidates, FoxNews.com
Shakeup at W's, New York Daily News

Legislative

The best and worst Senators... according to Time

Judicial

The Supreme Court's lack of rulings so far this term - SCOTUSblog

Fourth Estate

The Pulitzers awarded... relevant and important or ho hum?
Congratulations To Us, Howard Kurtz's Media Notes, Washington Post

Last Call

Kelly - Happy birthday to Justice John Paul Stevens
Adam - NHL Playoffs
Dan - Foreign policy timeout for the administration
Tim - Early money?

Conclusion