Budget Deal, TikTok Bans, SBF / FTX and Campaign Finance

<p>Mike &amp; Jay open this episode with a discussion of the FY 2023 federal budget, followed by a look at the movement to ban TikTok in the United States, and close with the fall of Sam Bankman-Fried and the FTX crypto exchange, and what it says about our campaign finance system.</p><p><strong>Mike’s Favorite Christmas Album</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=OLAK5uy_me1gS9p0ISjq7Z0qsVkCJjz1dz5Cse2c0&v=9SV7wNfYf-8" rel="nofollow">Mr. Hankey&#39;s Christmas Classics</a></p><p><strong>Mike’s Top 5 Christmas Songs</strong></p><p>#5 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pIULgjYI5A" rel="nofollow">Tiny Tree Christmas</a>. Ryan Miller</p><p>#4 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9jbdgZidu8" rel="nofollow">Fairytale of New York</a>. The Pogues</p><p>#3 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXQViqx6GMY" rel="nofollow">All I Want for Christmas is You</a>. Mariah Carey</p><p>#2 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0dpQlKdJgY" rel="nofollow">Swiss Colony Beef Log</a>. Eric Cartman</p><p>#1 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwCcVRH8idA" rel="nofollow">White Christmas</a>. Otis Redding</p><p><strong>Jay’s Christmas Music Recommendations</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7r3VVMUhAxU" rel="nofollow">Joy to the World</a>. Handel</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Yy2DiS_cjQ" rel="nofollow">O Holy Night</a>. Tabernacle Choir</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz65UdsF45k" rel="nofollow">Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas</a>. Bing Crosby</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9ibhWgMlso" rel="nofollow">White Christmas</a>. Bing Crosby</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvK3jEXJFdg" rel="nofollow">Christmastime is Here</a>(Charlie Brown). Vince Guaraldi Trio</p><p><strong>The Politics Guys on </strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/politicsguyspage" rel="nofollow"><strong>Facebook</strong></a><strong> | </strong><a href="https://twitter.com/politicsguys" rel="nofollow"><strong>Twitter</strong></a></p><p>List