You might have heard how some politicians are described as either workhorses or showhorses. Somehow, Wisconsin ended up with a pugnacious pony. We’ll talk about Congressman Derrick Van Orden’s latest utterances, which are utterly embarrassing — especially if it turns out the Epstein files have something in there that would cause Van Orden to rethink his take on capital punishment. And speaking of embarrassments, we’ll talk about how a US president is putting the BS in MBS as he gushes over another global dictator.

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