This is The Stupidest War You Can Possibly Imagine
5/5/20261 hr 9 min
Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller and Sam Stein (filling in for JVL) discuss the Trump administration’s assertion that the effort to protect ships in the Strait of Hormuz is "separate and distinct" from the larger war effort in Iran. Plus, they get into the drama over Ken Martin’s time as DNC chair, the effect the Supreme Court’s recent voting rights ruling might have on the midterms, the wisdom of Senate Republicans allocating $1 billion for the ballroom Trump promised would be completed without public money and how the Senate battleground his shaping up for Democrats this fall. Bonus: Tim co...
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Sarah Longwell· Host0:30
Okay. See? It's doable.
Tim Miller· Host0:33
The dick line.
Sam Stein· Host0:34
[laughs] The dick line.
Tim Miller· Host0:36
We got it.
Sarah Longwell· Host0:38
[upbeat music] Hello everyone, and welcome to The Next Level. I'm Sarah Longwell, publisher of The Bulwark, and here with my best friends, Tim Miller and Sam Stein. Sam, the producer, tried to make me say colleague, but after JBL shivved us in the heart last week- [laughs] ... by calling Tim and I colleagues, I wasn't gonna do that to you, Sam.
Tim Miller· Host0:59
And I, I was just gonna say, JBL's not here, so, um, we're just gonna do it. Uh, I think he should be pretty nervous about losing his best friend status to Sam. Sam is in the office with you. I've been noticing you guys getting chummy. [laughs] I've been hearing about some out of office hangs.
Sarah Longwell· Host1:13
Sam and I hang out.
Tim Miller· Host1:14
I think JBL should be nervous about where his standing is in the best friends ranking. And frankly, I have a bone to pick with him a little bit today, because he ca- his newsletter, his Triad today, which I know Sarah didn't read- I read it.
Sarah Longwell· Host1:24
It's about my focus group ...
Tim Miller· Host1:26
is pro stoking the flames of [laughs]