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.
I just told my wife earlier today that in the last 36 hours I’ve started to feel a reality setting in that Trump is actually done. I’m not unrealistic, however. There is still a lot of destruction to be wrought by him over the next few weeks, and he is going to go down in a blaze of rage, hatred, and vengeance; but he’s actually going down. Trump is becoming a little less relevant and a little less the center of attention every day. I never fully exhaled in the days following November 3, and I won’t until Joe Biden… Read more »
Right now, I am just relieved. Seeing news conferences where a President-Elect does mundane President-Elect stuff is something that takes away a burden that I have carried since Trump came down a gaudy golden elevator to announce his candidacy in 2015. So many of us have lost so much, physically and psychologically. I am no exception. As a nation, we’ve come as close as possible to witnessing the demise of our republic as was humanly possible. There are dark days ahead. Make no mistake about that. In the meantime, let’s make good use of our reprieve. Donating time and money… Read more »
I actually teared up during the Biden meeting today when he introduced his foreign policy team. Public servants all, vastly qualified. Just wonderful.
Awww…. keep your tissues handy! 🙂
I just told my wife earlier today that in the last 36 hours I’ve started to feel a reality setting in that Trump is actually done. I’m not unrealistic, however. There is still a lot of destruction to be wrought by him over the next few weeks, and he is going to go down in a blaze of rage, hatred, and vengeance; but he’s actually going down. Trump is becoming a little less relevant and a little less the center of attention every day. I never fully exhaled in the days following November 3, and I won’t until Joe Biden… Read more »
Really relate to what you wrote
Recently, I have not been waking in the morning with sore jaws from clenching my teeth in my somewhat fitful sleep
Right now, I am just relieved. Seeing news conferences where a President-Elect does mundane President-Elect stuff is something that takes away a burden that I have carried since Trump came down a gaudy golden elevator to announce his candidacy in 2015. So many of us have lost so much, physically and psychologically. I am no exception. As a nation, we’ve come as close as possible to witnessing the demise of our republic as was humanly possible. There are dark days ahead. Make no mistake about that. In the meantime, let’s make good use of our reprieve. Donating time and money… Read more »