As we zero in on Trump's 100th day, we see that his rep as The Great Deal Maker is in serious jeopardy, especially if he keeps proving unable to make a deal. I don't know that it works well in the private sector but it sure doesn't seem to work in the public one to wait for the opposition to come crawling to you. Here are some links of interest about what's going on with him and his dysfunctional administration…
- Matt Yglesias discusses the disproportionate attention given to "Trump voters" — but first we have to define that term. And don't expect these people to all abandon The Donald as they realize he's not that competent and not even that interested in giving them what he promised. The key to defeating him in 2020 is to unite the opposition between one candidate…preferably someone more charismatic than Hillary.
- Here's another Jonathan Chait piece. This one is about how in a desperate attempt to appear to be accomplishing things, Trump is now signing a flurry of executive orders that don't do much.
- Margaret Hartmann reports that Trump's plan to build the most fantastic, wonderful wall in the world — the wall that will save us from the Scary Immigrants who actually aren't really coming here much anymore — ain't going anywhere. I get the feeling that before long, Trump will erect a couple of handball courts on the border and insist those are the walls he promised to build.
- And Fred Kaplan comments on Trump's insistence that he's expanding the military. Fred's comment is that Trump may well do that but hasn't done it yet.
It's interesting to hear that Trump won't get rid of Sean Spicer because he thinks Spicer gets good ratings. Spicer doesn't but you know who does? TV hosts who make jokes about Trump being a moron. That's yuge these days.