by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, May 22.
- Trump Turns Politically Correct in Saudi Arabia (“The president says wildly offensive things when the objects of his derision aren’t around, but crumples when he actually meets them.” Bully/coward.)
- Trump’s Speech in Saudi Arabia Was More Obama Than Bannon (“What’s remarkable about these excerpts is how closely they track with Obama’s rhetoric, and progressive rhetoric on this subject more generally.”)
- Trump to Propose Deep Cuts to Anti-Poverty Programs and Medicaid (All to give rich people and corporations a gigantic tax break. Crazy and evil.)
- Trump Reaches Out to Sunni Nations, at Iran’s Expense
- White House Moves to Block Ethics Inquiry Into Ex-Lobbyists on Payroll
- Trump’s bizarre and un-American visit to Saudi Arabia
- Krugman: The Unfreeing of American Workers (“You might say, with only a bit of hyperbole, that workers in America, supposedly the land of the free, are actually creeping along the road to serfdom, yoked to corporate employers the way Russian peasants were once tied to their masters’ land. And the people pushing them down that road are the very people who cry ‘freedom’ the loudest.”)
- Blow: Blood in the Water (“The only difference between the two is delivery. Trump is bombastic and abrasive with his lies. Pence cleverly delivers his with earnestness and solemnity. But a lie is a lie. The whole White House crew must be fully investigated and held to account. It is time for justice to be served and honor restored. The dishonest must be dislodged.”)
- Trump visits Israel in search of revived peace process (Certainly not going to happen if Trump follows the crazy shit he promised during the campaign.)
- Paging Rahm: House Dems revive 2006 playbook for 2018 (“The party is reviving the strategy it used the last time it took the House 11 years ago, but a lot has changed since then.”)
- John Podesta Unloads on Trump (“The former chairman of Hillary Clinton’s campaign says the president is ‘absolutely crazy’ and Republicans are stuck to him like ‘Velcro.'”)
- Biden fuels 2020 speculation with remarks, schedule
- Five things to watch for in the Trump budget
- Mr. Complicit (“Mike Pence isn’t avoiding Trump’s misconduct. He’s abetting it.”)
- The GOP’s biggest budget lies: Take these down, and progressives will start to win (“Debt isn’t a big problem and it’s not caused by social spending — and Republicans aren’t better economic managers”)
- Newt Gingrich pushes discredited conspiracy theory about death of DNC staffer (Gingrich is completely unhinged – and evil. The Rich family should sue him for all he’s worth.)
- Poll: Democrats have edge over Republican front-runner in Va. governor’s race (Just like the Q-Poll; Perriello by 13 points, Northam by 11 points over Gillespie)
- A Racist/Xenophobe/Neo-Confederate Walks Into a Synagogue…
- Monday is registration deadline to vote in Virginia primaries
- At a synagogue, Corey Stewart blames anti-Semitism on the left (“Some people were stunned by the remarks the Republican candidate for governor made at a candidates’ forum.”)
- Editorial: Virginia Democrats conduct an experiment (My god, this is brain dead by the Roanoke Times editorial board.)
- Is Richmond next in the debate over relics of the South’s ‘Lost Cause’ movement?
- Editorial: Petersburg hits another dubious milestone
- Georgetown professor confronts white nationalist Richard Spencer at the gym — which terminates his membership (Wasn’t this reported on days ago?)
- Suggestions for new names for Charlottesville’s Lee, Jackson parks run the gamut
- Rainy and unsettled through Wednesday, warm and calmer late in the week
