by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, March 6.
- Krugman: A Party Not Ready to Govern (“It goes without saying that Donald Trump is the least qualified individual, temperamentally or intellectually, ever installed in the White House…But the broader Republican quagmire — the party’s failure so far to make significant progress toward any of its policy promises — isn’t just about Mr. Trump’s inadequacies. The whole party, it turns out, has been faking it for years. Its leaders’ rhetoric was empty; they have no idea how to turn their slogans into actual legislation, because they’ve never bothered to understand how anything important works.”)
- Blow: Pause This Presidency! (“The American people must immediately demand a cessation of all consequential actions by this ‘president’ until we can be assured that Russian efforts to hack our election, in a way that was clearly meant to help him and damage his opponent, did not also include collusion with or coverup by anyone involved in the Trump campaign and now administration.”)
- The Trump Experiment may come to an early tipping point (“President Trump’s astonishing and reckless accusation that he was wiretapped on orders from President Barack Obama should finally be the tipping point in how the country views him and his presidency.”)
- Inside Trump’s fury: The president rages at leaks, setbacks and accusations (The guy is completely unhinged.)
- FBI Director Comey asked Justice officials to refute Trump’s unproven wiretapping claim
- Wiretapping accusation pushes Trump presidency onto a road with no guardrails
- A Conspiracy Theory’s Journey From Talk Radio to Trump’s Twitter (Our society has completely degenerated when people don’t know fact from fiction, lie from truth, etc.)
- When One President Smears Another (“Mr. Trump has tweeted himself into a corner.”)
- Marine Corps rocked by nude-photo scandal (“Marine officials are looking into allegations that an unknown number of current and former service members shared naked and compromising photos of their female colleagues on social media.”)
- The Right-Wing Media Figures Supporting Trump’s Baseless Wiretapping Allegation (“Without citing any evidence, President Donald Trump accused former President Barack Obama of wiretapping communications in Trump Tower during the 2016 presidential campaign. Right-wing media figures soon echoed and attempted to validate Trump’s allegations.”)
- White House wants it both ways on revised travel ban (“In rolling out version 2.0—which could come this week—Trump and his team face a crucial test of their willingness to compromise.”)
- Knives are out for Reince (“Trump’s chief of staff is becoming a singular target of criticism as persistent controversies plague the presidency.”)
- Top Dem on Senate Intel Committee says Trump wiretap tweets “very reckless”
- Lawmakers stunned, baffled by Trump’s wiretap allegations
- Obstacles ahead as GOP begins ObamaCare repeal
- Juan Williams: Time for a special prosecutor (Also long past time for impeachment.)
- It’s Do-or-Die for Repeal-and-Replace
- Trump’s dangerous, irrational military buildup: Expensive solution to a nonexistent problem
- 5 Points: Why Trump’s Budget Plan Might Be In Bigger Trouble Than You Think
- Longtime Trump Adviser Calls Critic a “Stupid Ignorant Ugly B–ch” (Seriously, tens of millions of people not only voted for Trump but support this thug.)
- Thanks, Obama! Trump’s weekend of crisis begins with bizarre allegations, ends in stunned silence (“UPDATED: White House in crisis: James Comey turns on Trump; GOP silent in the wake of wild wiretap allegations”)
- McEachin: Scott Pruitt Will harm the Chesapeake’s Future
- President Pence’s problems: Indiana Democrats say VP was “the worst governor we ever had” (“Democrats who worked with the VP shudder at the thought of him being in the Oval Office”)
- Editorial: Garrett’s sly move (“Sly” is one word for it. “Cowardly” is another.)
- Reasons For Optimism In Metro’s Annual Report Card Amid Millions Of Late Trips
- Status update: Five big projects in Richmond and where they stand with a new mayor and council
- Editorial: What Richmond should do about its Confederate statues
- Editorial: Raise taxes in Richmond? Absolutely not (In general, I think it’s a good rule of thumb to do the exact opposite of whatever the Republican Times-Disgrace editorial board advocates.)
- Forecast: That February-like chill starts to give way
