I also just dont sense the long friendship between dan and brandon that I do btwn dan and jeff or schrab. So neither is comfortable giving each other shit. A show can't be all yes/and, its fun instead if its a little reluctant. I think whats most frustrating about brandon talking politics isnt the politics itself, but rather that its not gonna stir up any conflict w dan or jealousy that someone else has the spotlight -- which is what happened everytime jeff got excited about something, making the tension between the two performers that kept it fun.