The Shutdown Showdown and 10 Dumbest Things Said This Week

The House-passed funding bill faces an uncertain fate in the Senate where a 60-vote threshold must be met to achieve Cloture prior to the final simple majority vote that Republicans would win. Will the Democrats shut the government down? Plus, the 10 Dumbest Things Said This Week with Lileks! Check out his work here.

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Creators & Guests

Host

Duane Patterson

Producer of @hughhewitt, Aftershow podcast in the Hughniverse, columnist at Hot Air. Shot in cold blood by @CJBoxAuthor

Guest

James Lileks

Writer, ex- columnist for @StarTribune because hey, the ash-heap waits for all, mid-century pop-culture enthusiast, hater of "quirky" last lines in online bios

What is Duane's World?

Center-right political news, social commentary and opinion from Duane ‘Generalissimo’ Patterson, producer of The Hugh Hewitt Show. New episodes every Wednesday and Friday morning.