Mar 4, 2019
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There must be some March 4th joke to be made to start this KITM week off, but no one has the time for that, there’s too much going on. David Waldman proceeds apace:
They may not mean it, but Greg Dworkin is glad they’re saying it: Rand Paul makes a temporarily principled stand against Trump’s extra-Constitutional powers, as well as enough other Senate Gops to earn a Trump veto… almost as if they’ll return to override it.
Jerry Nadler sincerely believes Trump obstructed justice. Adam Schiff believes Trump colluded with Russia. Soon, The House Judiciary Committee is going to find out what a few dozen individuals from the White House to the Department of Justice believe. Heck, Rudy Giuliani might even take down Trump.
Trump remains around the same place he always has in the polls, which was never good, and his unpopularity has become disconnected from the economy. His base, however will never leave him. So what? Well, although some on the right play nice, that isn’t how the Trump/Fox machine operates, as described in this week’s big, big article.
Donald Trump knows that emoluments are fungible, so forgiving Donald’s debt can alter the course of the US as well as any other bribe. After some consideration, Trump decides the failure of the North Korea nuclear summit was not his fault. Trump will issue an executive order to help a guy pwn a lib. Political shame seemed an adequate enforcement mechanism back in the day, but not anymore. David discusses the legislative procedures and history behind motions to recommit.