The March for Our Lives turnout exceeded my expectations, and produced hours of riveting testimonials from children about the effects shooting have on their lives. That’s unbeatable TV, and the right knows it, which is why their media gasped for the proper response. As you would expect, they ranged from “inappropriate” to “wildly inappropriate.”
By this morning, though, Stormy Daniels had America’s tongues wagging…uh, had everyone talking about her “60 Minutes” interview, which Josh Marshall breaks down here. I confess I did not watch, as I didn’t want to spoil the memory of her performance in “Big Busted Goddesses of Las Vegas.”
Word going into the weekend was that Trump had decided to publicly fight the Daniels/McDougal allegations, perhaps fueled by the departure of yet another Trump lawyer. Don McGahn, like John Dowd, is ankling the case. He must have realized that lawyers who represent themselves aren’t the only ones with a fool for a client.
Trump’s wag-the-dog response was to issue another ban on transgender troops, apparently concocted by evangelical cyborg Mike Pence and his merry band of sexually repressed clergy/advisers. Another Trump cabinet genius, Steve Mnuchin, showed he doesn’t understand the concept of the line-item veto being unconstitutional. I’m starting to think his main qualification for his position is that Trump wants to sleep with his wife.
With primary dates dotting the spring calendar, there’s lots being written about congressional races. In nearby Pennsylvania, Republican Rep. Ryan Costello, whose new district lines looked ominous, pulled a Brave Sir Robin: Swiftly taking to his feet, he beat a very brave retreat, announcing he won’t seek re-election. Trump’s errand boy Devin Nunes is running, but he’s going to face opposition on a level he never has before.
And, just for Jason, the Delaware State News conducted a long interview with former Gov. Mike Castle, who called for…yeah, you guessed it. More bipartisanship!