Summary: Josh Voorhees with a look back on what Texas lawmakers thought about federal aid when it was a different state that was under water, and a closer look at some strikingly candid comments from Defense Secretary James "Mad Dog" Mattis.<br><br>Links from today's episode:<br><br><strong><em>Slate</em></strong>’s Henry Grabar on a look back at how Texas Republicans felt about emergency aid from Washington after Superstorm Sandy: <a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2017/08/28/flashback_20_texas_gop_representatives_and_both_senators_voted_against_the.html">http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2017/08/28/flashback_20_texas_gop_representatives_and_both_senators_voted_against_the.html</a> <strong><em>Slate</em></strong>’s full coverage of Hurricane Harvey: <a href="http://www.slate.com/topics/h/hurricane_harvey.html">http://www.slate.com/topics/h/hurricane_harvey.html</a> The Facebook video of James “Mad Dog” Mattis’ candid comments to a group of troups: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/usawtfm/videos/10155815797353606/">https://www.facebook.com/usawtfm/videos/10155815797353606/</a> <strong><em>Slate</em></strong>’s Fred Kaplan on what Mattis’ remarks mean for the administration and the U.S. military: <a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/war_stories/2017/08/why_james_mattis_viral_rebuke_of_trump_was_so_disturbing.html">http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/war_stories/2017/08/why_james_mattis_viral_rebuke_of_trump_was_so_disturbing.html</a>
