Aug 14, 2019
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Greg Dworkin informs us that Trump’s heading into some headwinds in his re-”election” bid, a difficult prospect aerodynamically-speaking, when your head’s empty to begin with, and covered in lichens. He’s in trouble in the suburbs. He’s in trouble with women. He’s even in trouble with his vaunted use of identity politics. But he is winning in terms of corn (though he probably thought they said porn), even if the 50/50 interest as between Democrats and Republicans is an unusually good sign.
Perhaps seeking to win some of those suburban women back, he’s reportedly talking about actually trying something on guns, though there are also reports he may have farmed that out to Ivanka—and those reports might likewise have come from Ivanka.
Elsewhere in the world, Hong Kong is aflame, and Vox says they know why, even if the president doesn’t.
Our friend Mark Sumner has some historical lessons for those of us pondering the recent mysterious Russian missile (?) explosion.
“Mayflower Ken” Cuccinelli rips the mask off, screaming the quiet part into an experimental Russian nuclear-powered megaphone.
Trump is called out by name as the motivation behind dozens of cases of violence, threats and alleged assaults. Which is totally normal, of course, and has happened to zeroes of previous presidents.
Someone told Trump Democrats would be grateful if he commuted Rod Blagojevich’s corruption sentence. Duh! But then some Republicans told him it would suck, even as still others said it would totally rock. So now he doesn’t know what to do.
What, exactly, put the “Moscow” in “Moscow Mitch?” Well, there are several likely vectors. But the one that involves heavy Russian investment in that aluminum plant in Kentucky is coming under serious media scrutiny.