Sooner Than You Think

Longtime political strategist James Carville warned Democratic politicians not to get in the way of the protests springing up around the nation against President Donald Trump and his billionaire ally, Elon Musk. 

"What I think they should do is what we call in rural America play possum,” he said on MSNBC. “Just let it go. Don’t get in the way of it. Or as we like to say, ‘Don’t just stand there. Do nothing.’ Let this germinate.” 

He compared the movement against Trump to a freight train on the move and told Democratic politicians to keep out of the way until the right time. 

“In the immortal words of Dalton in Road House, be nice until it’s time not to be nice,” Carville said. “And that time is coming shortly.” 

Carville also took aim at moderates who say people are overreacting to Trump. “No one is overreacting,” he said. “We’re living in real time in a catastrophe.”

But he said the tide will turn against Trump ― and predicted it will happen “way sooner than you think.”

Carville pointed to one specific date coming up later this year: the Nov. 5 election in Virginia, where voters will replace outgoing Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a Republican who has aligned himself closely with Trump. 

“Think about the turnout among federal employees,” he said. “What percent of the voters in northern Virginia are federal employees or families of federal employees? Do you think they’re gonna vote? I think they’re gonna vote. I think I know which way they’re gonna vote, and they’re gonna vote heavily.” 

Federal workers have been targeted by Trump and Musk, who have been slashing budgets, shutting down departments and laying off workers. 

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the Internet: HuffPost

Trophy Time

Oh my. He's been in office just over 2 weeks, and he's already gained multiple trophies.

What are these accomplishments?

See also Totally Trump: He is Never Wrong
Totally Trump: Today's Prediction 
Totally Trump: Insurrection

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adapted from Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Blitz

Donald Trump's return to Washington has been defined largely by bombarding the country with a dizzying amount of brash actions and rhetoric that opponents admit is exhausting.

"He’s throwing a lot of things at us at once. Lots of executive orders and lots of changes," Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., the minority whip, told USA TODAY. "Some of them are confusing, chaotic. I don't think…we are going to keep up with it."

Whether it is pardoning violent Jan. 6 defendants; firing inspectors general; revoking security detail for past critics; looking to end birthright citizenship; investigating media outlets; or having Dr. Phil join televised raids apprehending undocumented immigrants, the so-called "flood the zone" strategy, popularized in the first administration by former chief strategist, Stephen Bannon, has returned.

What's different, experts say, is the rapid fire appears to have striking accuracy even as some actions − such as freezing federal grant funding − cause heartburn for friends and foes alike.

"As chaotic as it's been in the first few weeks, Trump 2.0 came in with a much better understanding of the federal government, and a team dedicated to helping him get his wins, including members of Congress," said Casey Burgat, director of the legislative affairs program at the George Washington University Graduate School of Management.

"It's clear that many of the Trump 1.0 folks stuck around D.C. and have been gearing up for a second Trump term."

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USA Today

What a Man

Wonderful. [Sarcasm.] 'Twill be interesting to see what transpires next.