“[Donald trump] was steamed about [Hillary] Clinton's suggestion that he might not be as rich as he says. So he ditched the email stuff and instead spend a couple of minutes defending the greatness of his income, his company, his debts, his bankers, his buildings - and then sort of forgot what he was talking about and wandered off into a riff about how terrible our infrastructure is.” MightStuffCompanyTalkingRichMinutesGreatnessBuildingTrumpCoupleTerribleClintonDebtIncomeSuggestionsEmailInfrastructureBankers Author:Kevin Drum
“I hate the idea that we might lose even a few talented future leaders because they fell for Bernie Sanders's spiel and then got discouraged when it didn't pan out.” IdeasMightHateLosesLeaderI HateDiscouragedFuture Leaders Author:Kevin Drum
“Betsy DeVos, for example, has shown that she’s flatly ignorant of an astounding amount of basic education policy. It might be possible to persuade two or three Republicans to oppose her on these grounds - but only if the entire confirmation process isn’t a pure partisan battle.” IfsTwoMightThreeProcessPolicyExampleAmountRepublicanBattlePureIgnorantPartisansConfirmationBasic Education Author:Kevin Drum
“Note to conservatives: sometimes you just have to give up. Do you really care that much about killing lots of bad guys as opposed to letting them rot in prison for the rest of their lives? It might be time to let go and save your energy for other battles. This one is getting absurd.” GivingSometimesMightCareGuyEnergyBattleLetting GoGiving UpPrisonNotesKillingAbsurdBad GuysTime To Let Go Author:Kevin Drum
“The fallout from the Supreme Court halfway killing Obamacare would likely be more serious than conservatives believe...Even their own base, which has been told relentlessly that Obamacare represents the end of the America they love, might start to demand a fix once it becomes clear just what they’re missing - and what all those blue states with their own exchanges are getting.” BelieveHas BeensEndsStatesMightAmericaClearMissingSeriousDemandBlueCourtKillingSupremeSupreme CourtHalfwayObamacareFallouts Author:Kevin Drum
