Topic: Soft Soak

The hosts discuss the recent trend of CFR meetings being broadcast on C-SPAN, characterizing it as a "soft soak" to make the organization appear less secretive. They argue that these public meetings are a "play" and do not represent the real decision-making process. Additionally, they mention President Clinton's designation of 1.7 million acres in Utah as off-limits for coal mining, which they claim benefited Indonesian and Chinese coal interests.