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In this special holiday edition of "Mostly Weekly" Andrew Heaton comes up with some out-of-the-box New Year's resolutions for our legislators.
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As 2017 thankfully limps to its conclusion, we turn our sights to 2018 and ways in which Congress can be less awful. In this special holiday edition of "Mostly Weekly" Andrew Heaton comes up with some out-of-the-box ideas for our legislators:
•Find out what's inside the stuff they vote on
•Quit hemorrhaging money like a drunken sailor
•Balance mental health with Mr. Trump's twitter account
•Find healthy outlets for pint up sexual energy otherwise directed at staffers
And, of course, what to do about that shrimp running on a government-funded treadmill.
Mostly Weekly is hosted by Andrew Heaton with headwriter Sarah Rose Siskind.
Script by Andrew Heaton with writing assistance from Sarah Rose Siskind
Edited by Sarah Rose Siskind and Austin Bragg
Produced by Meredith and Austin Bragg.
Theme Song: Frozen by Surfer Blood.

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Комментарии : 182   
@tylergriffin333
@tylergriffin333 6 лет назад
"Libertarian poodle hybrid Rand Paul" Lol.
@mannurse7421
@mannurse7421 6 лет назад
Six people in the green party i love it
@lordruxlinhogie5912
@lordruxlinhogie5912 6 лет назад
I think Rand Paul has pretty strong grasp on how long it would likely take some of these politicians to read 20 pages.
@waddadawd
@waddadawd 6 лет назад
The argumentation and partisanship of Congress is definitely a good thing. When the two parties work together, it means that they’re trying to pass a even worse monstrosity than they would try to pass alone.
@starkillersneed
@starkillersneed Год назад
That's true. The only thing Republicans and Democrats agree on is fucking us over.
@ericmitchell985
@ericmitchell985 6 лет назад
How could anyone dislike this video?
@Agent57000DM
@Agent57000DM 6 лет назад
Someone disliked because Sarah is not topless in this video.
@harrylook7810
@harrylook7810 6 лет назад
cutting spending = so liberal (in moron's brain)
@mix3k818
@mix3k818 6 лет назад
Eric Mitchell Let me guess, you did it, did you? There's only two dislikes! The only other person I can think of doing this is Barack Obama
@AKlover
@AKlover 6 лет назад
A supposed Libertarian tellinf Republicans to work with the tards? He's hitting the crack pipe or he's not a Libertarian.......likely both.
@katieschannel742
@katieschannel742 6 лет назад
Wesen fool, libretarians are very conservative when it comes to economics. What differs us from other conservatives is how much social freedom we want for all
@markcrawford5810
@markcrawford5810 6 лет назад
Someone show this to John Oliver could this is how you tell jokes.
@Meirstein
@Meirstein 6 лет назад
Better yet, the John and Andrew Show. I'd subscribe to HBO for that.
@MeanBeanComedy
@MeanBeanComedy 4 года назад
@@Meirstein That's big brain thinking right there!!
@DanielPearson1
@DanielPearson1 3 года назад
Trillion dollar budget? $20 trillion deficit? Adorable. Simpler times, 2017, the good old days.
@Newrad91491
@Newrad91491 6 лет назад
This channel has become my new favorite is less than 24 hours. You guys are amazing! keep it up
@Bennevisie
@Bennevisie 4 года назад
Pay them, you socialist freeloader.
@cheesestyx945
@cheesestyx945 4 года назад
@@Bennevisie libertarian is not socialist at least not the American party.
@Bennevisie
@Bennevisie 4 года назад
@@cheesestyx945 I know... I was poking fun
@cheesestyx945
@cheesestyx945 4 года назад
@@Bennevisie oh sorry it didn't get across to me.
@depressionincorporated6064
@depressionincorporated6064 6 лет назад
Sarah is foil of the year, perhaps best foil of all time. Pay that girl more 😂
@raedwulf61
@raedwulf61 6 лет назад
Rand Paul is possibly the smartest guy in the senate.
@Neopulse00
@Neopulse00 6 лет назад
raedwulf61 He kind of is the adult in the room when he speaks.
@fluffybunny3178
@fluffybunny3178 6 лет назад
poodles are very intelligent people
@mariathomas6886
@mariathomas6886 5 лет назад
It’s not that difficult
@afunnyname5140
@afunnyname5140 5 лет назад
least stupid would be more accurate
@coopergoss350
@coopergoss350 4 года назад
the competition isn't very fierce in all fairness.
@NOLAMarathon2010
@NOLAMarathon2010 6 лет назад
Doggie Hamlet ROCKED! The critics LOVED it! Seriously, though, Andrew Heaton is as good as Remy.
@owlblocksdavid4955
@owlblocksdavid4955 6 лет назад
Remy IS pretty darn good
@TheWholesaleHow
@TheWholesaleHow 6 лет назад
Too bad New Years resolutions are not kept by anyone
@MollyOKami
@MollyOKami 6 лет назад
Not true! I made a New Year's resolution that I've kept for over a decade. …It was to never make anymore New Year's resolutions. …Seriously, though. I've kept it. I swore to never make New Year's resolutions. It's too easy to fall and get back up, but, after awhile, you can't take it anymore and put it off until next year. Now, I can set goals any time of the year, so, if I fail, I can take a break from it, re-think the plan (see why I kept failing), and try again, later. Make this at any point of the year and you can't excuse not restarting right away.
@UTubekookdetector
@UTubekookdetector 6 лет назад
@Wholedsale: I just made a resolution sir. I am going to drive down to the store & grab a can of beer. Then I will drink it. :) Hope you have a great new year!
@NathanLucas5
@NathanLucas5 6 лет назад
Quick, get them to resolve to spend more money
@DPK365
@DPK365 6 лет назад
OK $1,000,000,000 just to expand a railway?? Looks like they need to hire a new contractor......
@AngelaRichter65
@AngelaRichter65 6 лет назад
It's California, so...
@ChristianTheCunningham
@ChristianTheCunningham 6 лет назад
That's in cali, so its probably only a couple million... anywhere else
@homewall744
@homewall744 6 лет назад
And we get to build a new embassy in Jerusalem for no real reason.
@bug5654
@bug5654 6 лет назад
Union labor is expensive...and totally not anything like organized crime.
@KevinSmith-qi5yn
@KevinSmith-qi5yn 6 лет назад
Woo there. I am from San Diego. It's not $1 billion to expand the light rail line. It's $2.1 billion. The other half is from a half percent sales tax increase. The costs mainly come from 2 sources. 1) High real estate prices in the area of intended construction starting at $300k for a Condo and $800k for a house. Any sort of eminent domain will carry a large price tag. 2) Complying to all the bullshit environmental oversights California has in place. Actual construction, planning, and operation is probably under $100 million. That isn't actually the highest estimated cost of light rail in the county. They will also be making light rail travel through the historic center of the city going through densely populated and even more expensive real-estate. In total, the county expects to spend $50 billion in transportation improvements from now through 2030 mostly funded through local taxes and federal grants. California is a Democrat state, and a Republican city like San Diego often gets short-changed by the state so it needs to fund it's obligations through locally collected revenue. The last major construction by the state in the City was when Reagan built a wall on the southern border between Mexico and California.
@kingargon
@kingargon 3 года назад
We didn’t pay $426,000 to watch a shrimp run on a treadmill. We paid $682,000.
@mrpoliceemsfire1
@mrpoliceemsfire1 4 года назад
Congress literally has a resource called the Library of Congress which is full of people with degrees in very specific fields in which can be called upon at any time anywhere to get detailed information on specific fields of information that they're about to vote on but yet refuse to use that resource.
@3munchenman
@3munchenman 6 лет назад
"AND there are 6 people in the green party" lol
@saraskywalker2127
@saraskywalker2127 6 лет назад
Murdering your staff is on Anything Else
@owlblocksdavid4955
@owlblocksdavid4955 6 лет назад
Well, at least it's getting rid of bureaucrats from bloated departments ;)
@5c1t4l3
@5c1t4l3 6 лет назад
I love you guys so much. Happy new year.
@jgt56
@jgt56 6 лет назад
Andrew Heaton is da Man!
@Bennevisie
@Bennevisie 4 года назад
That sweater is glorious. It appeals to my Napoleon Dynamite -like fashion sensibilities. Freekin’ sweet.
@hoswa96
@hoswa96 6 лет назад
Great video, especially number 5. I don’t always agree with the channel, but #5 is why I subscribe.
@RealityCheck6969
@RealityCheck6969 6 лет назад
Ohh man. Awesome video.
@olivermcgimpsey841
@olivermcgimpsey841 3 года назад
"and there are 6 people in the Green Party" Glass houses folks, glass houses
@FloydMaxwell
@FloydMaxwell 6 лет назад
The "What Happened" video is still my favorite, but this one was pretty decent as well. Thanks everybody
@TickedOffPriest
@TickedOffPriest 6 лет назад
Bipartisanship is the most dangerous thing to America as they pass even bigger bills.
@friedrich7891
@friedrich7891 6 лет назад
Awesome
@EnsignUhTea
@EnsignUhTea 6 лет назад
Mighty Heaton singing!? Bonus!👍😁
@MollyOKami
@MollyOKami 6 лет назад
I made a New Year's resolution that I've kept for over a decade. …It was to never make anymore New Year's resolutions.
@NithinJune
@NithinJune 2 года назад
2:20 100% worth it
@jimjam6510
@jimjam6510 6 лет назад
Join me! My name is Jim.
@PurestPosition
@PurestPosition 6 лет назад
Andrew, you looked a lot like Doug Stanhope when you were playing the homeless man. Awesome.
@loreleimcann
@loreleimcann 6 лет назад
hell yeah baby
@TheGodfather441
@TheGodfather441 6 лет назад
im going to say what we're all thinking, Sarah Siskind is a cutie
@qhack
@qhack 6 лет назад
Congratulations, you're qualified to be a senator.
@MilwaukeeF40C
@MilwaukeeF40C 6 лет назад
She always looks like she has Chinese eyes though.
@MilwaukeeF40C
@MilwaukeeF40C 6 лет назад
Not that that's not hot.
@tienkami
@tienkami 6 лет назад
I was just about to say something very similar when I saw your comment, so I completely agree with you!
@mirzaahmed6589
@mirzaahmed6589 6 лет назад
Yup.
@striker865
@striker865 4 года назад
Sarah is legit super funny 😂
@giannisforprez1271
@giannisforprez1271 2 месяца назад
Seeing this now lmfao. 20 trillion debt just 6 years ago and now it’s 35 trillion!? Absolutely unreal
@GokuFievel32
@GokuFievel32 6 лет назад
I like you more than Nick! Dat ending LOL!
@lawrencemiller3829
@lawrencemiller3829 6 лет назад
1. All bills must be single topic. There must be penalties if anyone submits a bill with >1 topic, they must be expelled from ever serving in any government position. 2. Eliminate the amendment process and changing of a bill after submission. There must be penalties if anyone attempts to amend or change a bill, they must be expelled from ever serving in any government position. Don't like a bill?: Submitter can retract bill. 3. Bills must be made public on a government website, thomas.loc.gov, within 1 day of submission. This includes and is not limited to bill text, submitter, cosponsors, actions, and votes. The bill must be public indefinitely. There must be penalties if a bill and its status are not made public within the 1 day, they must be expelled from ever serving in any government position. 4. Bills cannot be voted in committee or else where until at least 1 year after publication on the government website. There must be penalties if anyone votes or attempts to vote on a bill before the 1 year, they must be expelled from ever serving in any government position. 5. Eliminate voice votes. Votes of all elected officials must be recorded. There must be penalties if a vote is not recorded, they must be expelled from ever serving in any government position and the bill must be nullified. While these won't prevent corruption, waste, and treason, they might slow down these bad things.
@chaimkatz2002
@chaimkatz2002 6 лет назад
Let Sarah Rose talk, ffs.
@jonnda
@jonnda 3 года назад
I’m more ok with putting prawns on a treadmill than doggy Hamlet.
@BurningDownUrHouse
@BurningDownUrHouse 5 лет назад
fucking hilarious. good job man!
@WECantThink
@WECantThink 6 лет назад
It is much easier to give stuff away than to cut spending
@firearmsstudent
@firearmsstudent 3 года назад
To be fair a lot of waste is because agencies are incentivized to use it or lose it
@LizRealGirlBeauty
@LizRealGirlBeauty 3 года назад
It's 3 and a half years later and they haven't sobered up yet! Or at least that would explain how they continue to bungle along.
@UnchainedEruption
@UnchainedEruption 6 лет назад
Did reason get a new logo?
@willyreeves319
@willyreeves319 3 года назад
if you think of it as only $17,218 per foot of trolley track it doesn't seem as bad
@mirzaahmed6589
@mirzaahmed6589 3 года назад
$1435 per inch. Incidentally, standard gauge track is defined (outside the US) as rails that are 1435 mm apart.
@upasakalee
@upasakalee 6 лет назад
Why don't you guys title these videos with "Mostly Weekly", so I know that's what it is? I often ignore the notifications if it doesn't sound like something I'd like, but these videos are pretty good. It seems to me like you could get more views if you told people this was one of the Andrew Heaton videos.
@MLGCaptainVirgil
@MLGCaptainVirgil 6 лет назад
This guy reminds me of Andrew Klavan
@thephelddagrif2907
@thephelddagrif2907 6 лет назад
Too bad Congress will not listen to this like it doesn't listen to the people Congress is supposed to represent
@phoenixart1433
@phoenixart1433 6 лет назад
Oh, by the way: Tax is thelf
@andykratoska5791
@andykratoska5791 2 года назад
I long for the days when our debt was only 20 trillion
@neuromancer9k
@neuromancer9k 6 лет назад
Now can we replace El Dou-chay Oliver with Andrew Heaton?
@mirzaahmed6589
@mirzaahmed6589 3 года назад
What ever happened to Sarah Siskind?
@theunaimedarrow4903
@theunaimedarrow4903 5 лет назад
2 years later, and I'm still waiting for Congress to sober up... Maybe next year.
@allcommiescaneatshitanddie2604
Here's a resolution... BUILD. THAT. WALL!!!!!!!!! MAGA!
@JoshSideris
@JoshSideris 6 лет назад
We don't really want the two parties to work together, right? Because then more of these ridiculous bills would get passed.
@soundknight
@soundknight 4 года назад
You need to get a king again 😀
@zed625
@zed625 5 лет назад
I recognize that it sounds bad for the country to pay for legal bills of senators/etc, but otherwise we could bankrupt less affluent congressmen by suing them until they do what we want.
@phoenixart1433
@phoenixart1433 6 лет назад
I`m from Brazil. They (Libertarians) say a lot "Tax is theft" here. "Network" is good for our ideology.
@greenconscious210
@greenconscious210 6 лет назад
Trump tweet or insane homeless rambling needs to be a recurring bit, or maybe it's own video series.
@piecartbox
@piecartbox 2 года назад
MoAr
@pauldraper1736
@pauldraper1736 3 года назад
"Trillion dollar deficit" Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
@MononcOli
@MononcOli 6 лет назад
Love me somme fat shrimp 🍤
@sebholding
@sebholding 6 лет назад
what's your source about the 2018 trillion $ deficit ? officialy it will be about half of this number
@homewall744
@homewall744 6 лет назад
www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/12/20/deficit-could-hit-1-trillion-2018-and-thats-before-full-impact-tax-cuts/969347001/ Plus, people forget that we have A LOT MORE GOVERNMENT than just the feds, plus so many underfunded mandates related to future social security and medicare/medicaid payments as well as underfunded pensions at all levels (city, county, state, and feds).
@mirzaahmed6589
@mirzaahmed6589 6 лет назад
Revenue projections are always too optimistic.
@kase3176
@kase3176 6 лет назад
You really have to go there with Trump.
@castello544
@castello544 6 лет назад
The lobbyists write the bills. Why would they read them?
@Jack-fd8cx
@Jack-fd8cx 3 года назад
This aged well lol 1.9 trillion handout
@uke3-ukuleleadam42
@uke3-ukuleleadam42 6 лет назад
Your assistant is hot. BTW I want to run for Congress!
@MilwaukeeF40C
@MilwaukeeF40C 6 лет назад
You seem qualified.
@chaosXP3RT
@chaosXP3RT 6 лет назад
I hope Liberals don't get upset and demand you apologize for this video and that you take it down
@illuminahde
@illuminahde 6 лет назад
They will only sober up when they die or go to jail. I feel like your asking me to love a late night sneaky uncle.
@mirzaahmed6589
@mirzaahmed6589 3 года назад
The good old days of just $20 trillion in national debt.
@gregorythompson5334
@gregorythompson5334 3 года назад
Stop spending. Government can't help themselves
@faarsight
@faarsight 5 лет назад
The science shrimp thing was probably legit. It may look ridiculous but a lot of useful research will look ridiculous out of context.
@docelky
@docelky 6 лет назад
poodle hybrid, LOL
@homewall744
@homewall744 6 лет назад
It'll take a revolution to make a solution. There's no incentive for politicians to appeal to the few voters over the donor class, and the courts have failed to protect our liberties, like equal protection under the law and allowing corporate money to pretend to be free speech (even though corporations have zero voting rights and presumably should pay 0% taxes unless it's okay for them to suffer taxation without representation), and we saddle the future with debt to pay for services they never received (effectively taxation on the future without representation too).
@rocketr8968
@rocketr8968 3 года назад
Spending caps aren't that great of an idea because, during a recession, the government needs to pump money into the economy to reignite the economy. I agree that we should do something about the debt, but spending caps may cause more harm than good.
@DragonKing-cy5xp
@DragonKing-cy5xp 2 года назад
Keynesian economics is a scam. It has literally zero proof of effectiveness.
@MWRredundant
@MWRredundant 6 лет назад
yeah that reading the bill bill would have been nice before the GOP rammed the tax bill without anyone reading it
@allcommiescaneatshitanddie2604
MWRredundant vs when they did the same thing with Obamacare?
@MWRredundant
@MWRredundant 6 лет назад
Exactly. Both examples of this should be a national disgrace. if there was someone with a backbone on either party they would have protested this on the house floor
@classicmovielover2
@classicmovielover2 6 лет назад
just remove the social security cap
@qb4428
@qb4428 6 лет назад
Even then, it's not enough. And, no, payroll taxes are not earmarked for social security. Look up the Supreme Court case Helvering vs. Davis (1937)
@UncleSiArtifacts
@UncleSiArtifacts 6 лет назад
Hamlet for dogs? Sounds like someone took a page from cinema: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QSQf_J5LpEw.html
@UTubekookdetector
@UTubekookdetector 6 лет назад
How about adopting Rand Paul's plan where federal spending is *frozen* at ~3.2 trillion (yeah, trillion) until FY2026. Congress can spend whatever it wants on whatever it wants, but once you reach that ceiling....
@realrockvince
@realrockvince 6 лет назад
Don't be naive. None of these things will ever happen. Political activist libertarians need to ignore DC and focus on local and state issues. See also: nhindependence.org
@Kaboom-du7ys
@Kaboom-du7ys 6 лет назад
im a little wierded out by how much i enjoy her slapping Andrew.. i don't mean that in a creepy way, i just really enjoy watching him get slapped, i think. it still sounds creepy, doesn't it?
@MilwaukeeF40C
@MilwaukeeF40C 6 лет назад
There's actually a pride flag for that.
@ironmanjakarta8601
@ironmanjakarta8601 6 лет назад
If Trump thinks tweeting diatribes against his enemies helps to promote his agenda, I would tend to believe him because he's a genius billionaire playboy philanthropist who beat the world to become the leader of the free world, as apposed to a normie, broke, never gives to charity, comedian who's never won anything his entire life except that art contest in kindergarten.
@31446963048
@31446963048 6 лет назад
I think it's great he lets his daughter work with him.
@therasheck
@therasheck 6 лет назад
With you all the way up to bi-partisanship. A dysfunctional government is a happy populace in most cases.
@zacharymarentette5269
@zacharymarentette5269 2 года назад
Agreed, I always say that a government too busy trampling over itself is a government too busy to trample over you.
@andresdeleon5215
@andresdeleon5215 6 лет назад
Y’all should merge with We The Internet. Libertarians should stick together.
@Bennevisie
@Bennevisie 4 года назад
Sounds like Communism to me.
@WhomstoeverIsAStupidWord
@WhomstoeverIsAStupidWord Год назад
Rand ain’t no libertarian. Good video though
@invertedpolarity6890
@invertedpolarity6890 4 года назад
Covfefe.
@ruthlessrubberducky5729
@ruthlessrubberducky5729 5 лет назад
If you didn't have the dirty picture as references, it would have been a video I'd have shared. Keep out the crap please.
@Sewblon
@Sewblon 4 года назад
4:00 "There are 6 people in the green party." Men who live in glass houses should not throw stones Mr. Libertarian.
@Nanofuture87
@Nanofuture87 4 года назад
Hey now, we have at least 10 people if you count that guy who keeps showing up for the snacks.
@Sewblon
@Sewblon 4 года назад
@@Nanofuture87 That is fair. Even if you don't count that guy, you still have 9 people. 9 > 6.
@andresdeleon5215
@andresdeleon5215 6 лет назад
First comment.
@andresdeleon5215
@andresdeleon5215 6 лет назад
Wesen it’s the minarchist flag.
@andresdeleon5215
@andresdeleon5215 6 лет назад
Wesen depends on their purpose of coming here.
@chaosXP3RT
@chaosXP3RT 6 лет назад
Hello fellow Minarchist
@jeronimotamayolopera4834
@jeronimotamayolopera4834 5 лет назад
LONG LIVE DONALD TRUMP.
@mix3k818
@mix3k818 6 лет назад
ReasonTV is kinda dead now.
@andresdeleon5215
@andresdeleon5215 6 лет назад
MiREK it’s the demonization that’s killing everyone
@chaosXP3RT
@chaosXP3RT 6 лет назад
Nope I love them
@mix3k818
@mix3k818 6 лет назад
chaosXpert Me too, but the YT views don't say the same message I want to see.
@mix3k818
@mix3k818 6 лет назад
Andres De Leon True
@Boristien405
@Boristien405 6 лет назад
MiREK - Definitely wrong. They got way more popular this year
@littlerainyone
@littlerainyone 6 лет назад
I hate to be so critical of this guy, because we're on the same side. But he is NOT FUNNY
@GuitarSamurai17
@GuitarSamurai17 6 лет назад
Not 60 seconds in and promoting disgusting porn materials. Disliked
@MilwaukeeF40C
@MilwaukeeF40C 6 лет назад
Fuck off prude.
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