3 Martini Lunch Senate Dems Finally Shut Down Their Shutdown
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Nov 10, 2025 Rob Long, co-founder of Ricochet, joins the discussion, sharing insights from a conservative perspective on recent political events. They dive into why Senate Democrats ended their shutdown strategy and critique Chris Murphy's claims about saving democracy. Long questions Trump's proposal for $2,000 checks from tariff revenues, arguing it could be economically flawed. The conversation also explores the impracticality of 50-year mortgages, as well as the hefty costs of NYC Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani's ambitious agenda for free childcare and transport.
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Shutdowns Usually Backfire Politically
- Government shutdowns historically hurt the party out of the White House and rarely succeed.
- Rob Long argues the Democratic shutdown strategy was always unlikely to achieve its goals.
Expect Compromise, Not Total Victory
- Accept compromise as the normal outcome of American democracy rather than treating defeat as existential.
- Rob Long says founders intended messy compromises, so lawmakers should expect B-minus outcomes.
One-Time Checks Inflate Regardless Of Sponsor
- Sending large one-time checks is inflationary regardless of the political label of the sender.
- Rob Long warns Trump-style $2,000 checks funded by tariffs would repeat past inflationary mistakes.