Martin Longman is the web editor of the Washington Monthly.
He is also the founder of Booman Tribune and Progress Pond. Before joining the Monthly, Martin was a county coordinator for ACORN/Project Vote and a political consultant. He has a degree in philosophy from Western Michigan University.
Yes, and he’ll almost certainly keep doing it. This is a man who does not perform well under pressure. It’s one of the main reasons Democrats even have a chance at defeating him in November (which would be unprecedented in the post WW-II era).
Alinsky’s Rule #8 in Rules for Radicals applies: “Keep the pressure on.” We can’t predict *what* mistakes Trump will make under the relentless pressure of House subpoenas & hearings, court cases, and $1 billion ad campaign against him, but we can confidently expect that all that pressure will cause him to crack, repeatedly.
For the 60-65% of us outside the RW media bubble, this is completely different than his statements in 2016 and recently. AKA he’s lying. Good thing for us that video exists of him saying two diametrically opposite things. I bet some R senators will start the process of racing to be the cruelest with these cuts. Mash all that together in an ad, and bam. Also, when is the Pentagon going to start telling these clowns that our kids can’t learn to operate 21st century weapons if they are hungry, fat, and sick? And they have to take care of… Read more »
Yes, and he’ll almost certainly keep doing it. This is a man who does not perform well under pressure. It’s one of the main reasons Democrats even have a chance at defeating him in November (which would be unprecedented in the post WW-II era).
Alinsky’s Rule #8 in Rules for Radicals applies: “Keep the pressure on.” We can’t predict *what* mistakes Trump will make under the relentless pressure of House subpoenas & hearings, court cases, and $1 billion ad campaign against him, but we can confidently expect that all that pressure will cause him to crack, repeatedly.
For the 60-65% of us outside the RW media bubble, this is completely different than his statements in 2016 and recently. AKA he’s lying. Good thing for us that video exists of him saying two diametrically opposite things. I bet some R senators will start the process of racing to be the cruelest with these cuts. Mash all that together in an ad, and bam. Also, when is the Pentagon going to start telling these clowns that our kids can’t learn to operate 21st century weapons if they are hungry, fat, and sick? And they have to take care of… Read more »