90 Seconds: A General Loses Faith

Josh Voorhees with a look back on what Texas lawmakers thought about federal aid when it was a different state that was under water, and a closer look at some strikingly candid comments from Defense Secretary James "Mad Dog" Mattis.
Links from today's episode:
Slate’s Henry Grabar on a look back at how Texas Republicans felt about emergency aid from Washington after Superstorm Sandy: http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2017/08/28/flashback_20_texas_gop_representatives_and_both_senators_voted_against_the.html Slate’s full coverage of Hurricane Harvey: http://www.slate.com/topics/h/hurricane_harvey.html The Facebook video of James “Mad Dog” Mattis’ candid comments to a group of troups: https://www.facebook.com/usawtfm/videos/10155815797353606/ Slate’s Fred Kaplan on what Mattis’ remarks mean for the administration and the U.S. military: http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/war_stories/2017/08/why_james_mattis_viral_rebuke_of_trump_was_so_disturbing.html
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Josh Voorhees with a look back on what Texas lawmakers thought about federal aid when it was a different state that was under water, and a closer look at some strikingly candid comments from Defense Secretary James "Mad Dog" Mattis.

Links from today's episode:

Slate’s Henry Grabar on a look back at how Texas Republicans felt about emergency aid from Washington after Superstorm Sandy: http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2017/08/28/flashback_20_texas_gop_representatives_and_both_senators_voted_against_the.html Slate’s full coverage of Hurricane Harvey: http://www.slate.com/topics/h/hurricane_harvey.html The Facebook video of James “Mad Dog” Mattis’ candid comments to a group of troups: https://www.facebook.com/usawtfm/videos/10155815797353606/ Slate’s Fred Kaplan on what Mattis’ remarks mean for the administration and the U.S. military: http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/war_stories/2017/08/why_james_mattis_viral_rebuke_of_trump_was_so_disturbing.html

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