Ray and Joe start off talking about tax reform and end up talking about the fiscal budgets and how inflation and medical expansion will effect the Maine people and economy. Ray gives out a bunch of stats from reports.
12-01-17 Conyers
Joe and Ray talk about Rep. John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), who is under fire for accusations of sexual harassment, is in the hospital reportedly for “stress”. Pelosi has now called for him to resign. Conyers has also been known to show up to meetings in pajamas.
12-01-17 Chellie Pingree
Ray and Joe Bruno discuss Gubernatorial candidates. Chellie Pingree’s name has been tossed around for a while, but rumor has it that Chellie herself has started talking about running. She hasn’t officially announced anything yet.
12-01-17 Justice in the World
Ray also is extremely mad and upset about verdict in the Kathryn Steinle murder trial. The man was found not guilty in her murder. He was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm after a trial that lasted more than five weeks. His sentence could range from 16 months to three years. Ms. Steinle’s death in July 2015 fed into a fierce debate over whether immigrants without legal status. He had been deported five times already and should be dealt with more aggressively, but the Judge stated that his immigration history could not be heard.
Fox News Radio’s Simon Owen brings us the story of a former Bosnian Croat general, 72-year-old Slobodan Praljak, has died after apparently swallowing poison as a judge at the Hague upheld his 20-year sentence for war crimes. He was one of six former Bosnian Croat leaders found guilty of crimes against humanity and war crimes, including the rape and murder of Bosnian Muslims, in 2013.