07-06-18 The Swamp
Part 1: Ray, Debi and Joe Bruno talk about the hot, hot, weather spell that Maine has been having. Then they talk about the EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has resigned after months of ethics controversies, citing “the unrelenting attacks” on himself and his family, which “have taken a sizable toll on all of us.” They take a call about the EPA resignation. They speculate on who will take over.
Part 2: They head to the Supreme Court Nominations. Trump’s top picks are: Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh and Raymond Kethledge. They talk about term limits for offices. It started with Supreme Court’s age and ended up with how Susan Collins vote.
Part 3: Ray and Joe discuss the Governor’s Vetoes that he has signed. Ray asks Joe if he was still in the Legislature, what would some of the conversations would he be having with colleagues and the Governor. Joe talk about tax conformity.
Part 4: Ray, Joe and Debi talk about people attacking other people because they disagree with something they are wearing. Ray also brings back the lady from the Congo that climbed up on the Statue of Lady. Therese Patricia Okoumou, 44, who climbed 200 feet onto the base of the statue. There was a big discussion about her.
Part 5: Ray continues his thoughts on the Congo and the woman that scaled the Statue of Liberty.