Today on the Matt Walsh Show, it’s clear that Republicans in Congress have accomplished almost nothing. A year in power and very little to show for it. But why? Why can't or won't the people we elect ever do anything with the power we give them? I’ll give some possible answers today. Also, Jasmine Crockett launches her senate bid with what may be, despite stiff competition, the worst political ad of all time. Speaking of terrible ads, McDonald's has just released a fully AI generated Christmas ad. It’s even worse than I expected. And, as we approach Christmas, I will answer the age old question: what should a parent do about Santa? Ep.1704 - - - Click here to join the member-exclusive portion of my show: https://bit.ly/4bEQDy6 - - - Today's Sponsors: PureTalk - Switch to PureTalk and start saving today! Visit https://PureTalk.com/WALSH Equip Foods - Equip’s Prime Bar is a real food protein bar with nothing to hide: just 11 ingredients and 20g of clean protein - made from ingredients you can pronounce like collagen, beef tallow, colostrum, cocoa butter - and sweetened naturally with just date and honey. Matt Walsh listeners will get 25% off one-time purchases, or 40% off first subscription orders for a limited time by heading to https://equipfoods.com/mattwalsh and using code MATTWALSH at checkout. Hallow - Get 3 months free at https://hallow.com/mattwalsh Policygenius - Head to https://policygenius.com/WALSH to compare free life insurance quotes from top companies and see how much you could save. Balance of Nature - New and existing customers can go to https://balanceofnature.com/pages/lock-in-for-life and get 50% off the Whole Health System FOR LIFE. -- -- -- Credit: Martha Stewart Description: Photo of IOP fellow Judge Mark Wolf by Martha Stewart Source: https://iop.harvard.edu/fellows/mark-wolf Author: Martha Stewart - - - DailyWire+: Once a year, every year, we give you our best deal of the year. And it’s happening right now. DailyWire+ memberships are 50% off. https://getdwplus.com/blackfridayMATTYT Finally, Friendly Fire is here! No moderator, no safe words. Now available at https://www.dailywire.com/show/friendly-fire Get your Matt Walsh flannel here: https://bit.ly/3EbNwyj - - - Socials:  Follow on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Rv1VeF  Follow on Instagram: https://bit.ly/3KZC3oA  Follow on Facebook: https://bit.ly/3eBKjiA  Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3RQp4rs - - - Privacy Policy: https://www.dailywire.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices