bill nye, the science guy blaming or pickup truck for extreme weather. these are not people who are speaking in good faith. they re not trying to solve problems. they re not even interested in what actually happened. they re lying. they re unscrupulous and they will say anything if they think it ll make them more powerful. so best to ignore them. on the other hand and this is also true over time it is possible to draw legitimate connections between decisions that politicians make and the catastrophes that follow the rising gas prices. for example, the price of gas in america now qualifies as a catastrophe. that s true . no matter how you feel about carbon emissions, you still probably assume to be able to afford to drive to work every day or take a vacation with your kids this summer or buy dinner in a restaurant once in a while. but you can t and gas prices are the reason you can t. nothing makes our country poorer, faster than rising energy prices. so how did this happen? w
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you need to be worried. if we wait for them to violate yet another law against the citizens of this country, it is too late. we shouldn t wait for them to become a criminal. no population is off the table. martha: strong words. david wohl is an attorney. paul bultmann regards as a democratic strategist. welcome to you both. david, let me start with you. we spoke with general kelly a wild back. he talked about the status of being in this country illegally plus, as if you have to be here illegally and then do something, even a bee speeding ticket, running a red light, a larger crime than that. that is what puts you in the category. what has changed? should come as i it should come as a surprise to no one that president trump is running on a strong platform of immigration laws. he did make it clear, the i.c.e. administrator, the thing one conduct raids on homes or