Can two political podcasters do the work of an entire nation? Reviving one of the most famous political catch phrases of the last 50 years, Jeff and Glenn do their best to re-focus the political discourse of the entire country. With all the talk of torture, closing or not closing Gitmo, Colin Powell taking on Cheney taking on Obama taking on Cheney (which we talk about in this show), we have completely lost focus on the single most important thing the President and his team SHOULD be doing right now: dealing with once-in-a-lifetime systemic changes needed in our economy. Yes, we passed the stimulus. Now we’re in the weeds on a budget, and it looks like health care reform may be on the horizon. All well and good, but it's time to take a step back:  what got us into this problem in the first place? How are we going to systemically fix it? Was the repeal of Glass Stegal, which allowed financial institutions to get into any financial business, a mistake?   Good old boring banks went from being banks to insurance companies and hedge funds. Should we put some regulations on the derivatives industry, which grew from a $1 trillion market in 1999 to $33 trillion today? Most important, we as a country have been living beyond our means since, ironically, the days of Ronald Reagan. We are now an over leveraged society that consumes more than it produces and borrows more than it has the ability to repay and spend. We want a more effective, responsive, efficient, smaller (and Jeff would like a more liberal) government. With the economy rebounding and President Obama focused on other things, we're losing our chance to make the changes needed to fix the economy going forward.  Our names are Glenn Gaudet and Jeff Kimball, the co-hosts of PoliTalk, the weekly political podcast. While the rest of the media in this country has fallen asleep, or been sidetracked by entertainers like Rush Limbaugh or issues like closing Gitmo, we're here to tell you that your moment awaits, President Obama. But that moment won't last forever, and it will never be found if you continue to argue with Dick Cheney, or if we’re mired in discussion about torture photographs and wiretaps.  James Carville's words echo across time, like ripples that crest into rhythmic waves, repeating the mantra again, and again and again: it’s the economy stupid...

If you own a car, use a credit card, or plan on visiting a national park, you need to listen to this episode. Glenn explains why supporting President Obama's new mpg standards is the fiscally prudent and conservative thing to do. Jeff, going against his liberal tenancies, rails against Sen. Dodd and the new credit card bill of rights. Listen and learn what credit cards and concealed weapons have in common. Speaking of guns, they both argue for scrapping the don't ask don't tell policy towards gays in the military. It's the week where PoliTalk turns conventional wisdom on its head. Always entertaining and informative, it's PoliTalk - your weekly political podcast.

Health care takes center stage this episode with Glenn and Jeff calling Sen. Specter's "Cures Acceleration Network (CAN) Act Turning Research into Cures" the most disingenuous political fundraising solicitation they have ever seen. They then take to task the healthcare executives who met with President Obama yesterday about healthcare reform -- some of the very same executives who spent $20 million in the 1990s to kill health care reform. These executives offered to save $2 trillion over 10 years as a way of showing that we don't need health care reform. The savings would come from, "administrative simplification," and would be offered up voluntarily -- not through the enforcement of regulation.  They wonder why these savings couldn't be found during the Bush Administration when health care reform was not a priority, and what "administrative simplification" really means --cuts in benefits? Cuts in their own compensation? Finally, they take on Dick Cheney for taking on Colin Powell. They wonder if the Republican Party has room for someone like Colin Powell and former Congressman Christopher Shays?  Or is Dick Cheney the future of the Republican Party?  Always entertaining and informative: it's politics and policy brought to Main Street by two experts in Washington and Wall Street. It's PoliTalk -- your Weekly Political Podcast.

An amazing contrast in substance and style: Republican-turned-Democrat Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania and Retiring Supreme Court Justice David Souter. In this episode, Glenn explains why he's upset with Specter's switch, proving Specter's political expediency and shameless acts of self-preservation. Jeff wonders why Specter didn't become an Independent until the election, and then run as a Democrat. If he was elected as a Republican, he should complete his term as a Republican. Souter, on the other hand, offers an example of how to leave an office with dignity and respect. Jeff, who worked for Sen. Biden during the Souter nomination hearing, offers his unique personal insights on Justice Souter and the nomination process. Showing that they don't lack substance of their own, the PoliTalk boys tackle an intense discussion of the Government of Pakistan's role in the resurgence of the Taliban inside its borders. Always informative and entertaining, its PoliTalk: your weekly political podcast.