Tag: Rachel Maddow

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Wobbling, On the Defensive, Losing their Will, Falling Apart

“Nationalizing Elections”

David French (N.Y. Times), This Is Not a Drill

NBC News, Senate GOP Leader John Thune says he disagrees with Trump that Congress should ‘nationalize’ elections

David French’s warning is timely and well taken. That said, I think we may all thank Orange Mussolini for sending a clear and timely signal about his intent with respect to the 2026 elections. We have a reasonable amount of time to litigate l’affaire Fulton County ballot seizure, establish beyond peradventure of doubt that Tulsi Gabbard is a blithering idiot—and that Trump’s delusions are in fact delusions, and take the preventative steps that David French encourages us to take. 

It’s a sign of the times that Senator Thune recognized that “nationalizing elections” is unconstitutional, and that he did not cotton to the idea.

First Bonus News Report: Panic in Georgia

Atlanta Journal-Constitution, ‘Blood in the water.’ Why Republicans fear an upset in MTG’s backyard.

Georgia Republicans are shitting their pants about the special election in Marjorie Taylor Greene’s district. 

Second Bonus News Report: Legal Karma

While some law firms caved to Trump, renowned plaintiffs’ firm Susman Godfrey stood tall, and walloped the living daylights out of Team Trump. See here.

This week brings reports that top lawyers at the Susman firm are now charging $4,000 per hour. See here.

Point of personal privilege: I was one of the late Steve Susman’s ten thousand closest friends. I’m confident Steve is looking down from heaven or the bardo at recent developments, and I know he’s still wearing that shit-eating grin.

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This is Democracy in Action

Here’s Rachel from last night:

I applaud her analysis and agree with much of it, though I think the optimism is premature. Let’s see what happens today. Let’s see what happens in the coming days on the streets of Minneapolis. Let’s see what happens in Congress with funding for the Department of Homeland Security.

A Signal Achievement

As Rachel emphasizes, Democratic pushback will be responsible for whatever good comes out of this disaster. That said, be it remembered that the Stephen Miller/Kristi Noem/Kash Patel/Greg Bongino team’s clusterfuck represents a signal achievement on their part—and a big reason why things are looking up today.

The progressives are riled up.

Lots of ordinary people are riled up.

Not only that: big business is riled up.

With big business riled up, the Republican empty suit politicians are beginning to speak up. 

Even the Second Amendment wingnuts are fit to be tied, because of the suggestion that folks lawfully carrying a firearm deserve to be mowed down with impunity.

Thank you, Miller, Noem, Patel, Bongino. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. 

“Trump Will Own This Now”

One of the early morning talking heads pointed out that, with Homan in Minneapolis allegedly reporting directly to Trump—thus, allegedly, bypassing and cutting the Miller/Noem gang—“Trump will personally own whatever happens next in Minneapolis.” 

That sounds right. And I would add this: to get out of this mess with some dignity, Trump would need to be a Washington or a Lincoln or a Roosevelt. 

Trump is not a Washington or a Lincoln or a Roosevelt. Instead, Trump is best compared to Jubilation T. Cornpone.