Thom: I know you don't agree that the Logan Act applies to the 47 clowns, but I think it does. The Constitution says that the President shall make treaties "by and ith the Advice and Consent of the Senate." This does not mean that one of the "legislative duties" of Senators is to advise a foreign government regarding negotiations that the Administration is conducting, as the State Department decided in the case of Senators McGovern and Sparkman going to Cuba. In fact, in 1936 the Supreme Court, in U.S. v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corp. determined that "the President alone has the power to spea or listen as a representative of the nation. He makes treaties with the advice and consent of the Senate; but he alone negotiates. Into the field of negotiation the Senate cannot intrude, and Congress itself is powerless to invade it." It would seem, therefore, that the 47 did violate the Logan Act. At the very least, I'd like to see the Justice Department show up at these senators' offices to just give them a good scare. Even better--they should be arrested and held until the Justice Department determines whether they violated the Logan Act or not. That would keep them out of trouble for a short time, anyway.

Thom:

One more thing...I read something a few days ago about the last time the Republicans had control of the Senate, the House, and the White House was when the Great Depression hit in 1929. Is this accurate? If it is, this info should be brought to the attention of the U.S. population. Should a Republican be elected in 2016, and the Republicans would control all three houses, I believe another economic collapse, similar to the Great Depression of 1929, could and will happen again. Can you imagine what would happen to the social programs in this country? Please discuss this on your program. Thank you.

I have the deck of cards put out by Greg Palast about 10 years ago. It's called simply "The Joker's Wild" (G.W. Bush is the joker). The suit of hearts represented the good guys, and the other three suits the bad guys.