Carville's strategy
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Tactical retreat.
Just for @Steve-Miller :
The people did not vote for the Department of Education to be obliterated — they voted for lower prices for eggs and milk.
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I saw that but came away conflicted. I posted a comment in response based on a substack from Reich this morning. Reich says none of this is about efficiency, it's about Trump setting up the entire government--all three branches and every department--to be loyal to himself. Then we'll have tyranny and American democracy will be gone.
Trump meant it when he told his supporters they'd never have to vote again. We ignore this at our own peril. So I'm not sure sitting around doing nothing is a good idea while Trump rids the government of independence and amasses the loyalty he is seeking.
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@Bernard I was a bit conflicted, too. But then there's this update I posted in another thread. It's from a friend who does medical research at a university medical school.
We just had a virtual town hall meeting with the president and several constitutional law professors. Several things: 1) Congress must determine if there are to be new offices, like DOGE - not the president; 2) Congress is "enfeebling" itself, and if they don't challenge the executive branch's conscription of Congressional power, then there is no way to stop it, unless it is unconstitutional; 3) there are processes that need to occur to indicate that the action taken by the executive branch has been researched and fairly applied; and 4) this stuff is going to be tied up in the courts forever. In the meantime, no more grants are being evaluated by NIH, which will shortly lead to a stoppage of research and clinical trials. When that happens, skilled people, including investigators, will be let go and it will take a long time to re-establish the projects.
If the GOP congresscritters don't do anything, then all the Dems can do is go to court.
It's painfully slow but I keep thinking that the people who supported Trump will figure it out one voter at a time. I just hope there are enough of them who see the light before it's too late. It's been a little encouraging to see the reception that GOP congresscritters have been getting as they go back home and have their town hall meetings. It's not going well. Yipppee!
