I applaud you, too, Jamie, for your excellent reporting. Great substantive content with pithy headings. “Sad trombone,” which I could hear perfectly in my head! Hahahaha!!
You don't hear it enough, Jamie -- thanks for your tireless good work. I don't know how you do it, especially this year with the relentless negativity that has captured so much of the country. The Trump years and the J6 aftermath have left deep scar-tissue as bad as any I have experienced. I sometimes wonder if we are experiencing the aftermath of the civil rights movement which brought about the reversal of core values in the Grand Old Party resulting from the Southern Strategy.
Meantime, I have been reflecting on something called Project 25, a focused effort organized by the ultra-conservative Heritage Foundation to reform the federal government into something more to their liking.
From what I can gather, the aim (perhaps even the name) preceded Trump, but his presidency has given the project the political velocity needed to keep it going, whether or not he succeeds in getting another term. Others do your own search and tell me I am wrong. I need someone to reassure me that this is not as ominous as it appears to be. Here is a descriptive link a year ago for those unfamiliar with this project.
I applaud you, too, Jamie, for your excellent reporting. Great substantive content with pithy headings. “Sad trombone,” which I could hear perfectly in my head! Hahahaha!!
You don't hear it enough, Jamie -- thanks for your tireless good work. I don't know how you do it, especially this year with the relentless negativity that has captured so much of the country. The Trump years and the J6 aftermath have left deep scar-tissue as bad as any I have experienced. I sometimes wonder if we are experiencing the aftermath of the civil rights movement which brought about the reversal of core values in the Grand Old Party resulting from the Southern Strategy.
Meantime, I have been reflecting on something called Project 25, a focused effort organized by the ultra-conservative Heritage Foundation to reform the federal government into something more to their liking.
From what I can gather, the aim (perhaps even the name) preceded Trump, but his presidency has given the project the political velocity needed to keep it going, whether or not he succeeds in getting another term. Others do your own search and tell me I am wrong. I need someone to reassure me that this is not as ominous as it appears to be. Here is a descriptive link a year ago for those unfamiliar with this project.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/20/us/politics/republican-president-2024-heritage-foundation.html?unlocked_article_code=1.TE0.Jp16.HGANMoQ1zKdR&bgrp=t&smid=url-share