A recurring theme in politics these days is how Trump supporters let him get away with stuff that they would have said was disqualifying and proof of lying and low moral fibre if done by a Democrat. Imagine if Clinton or Obama had bragged about receiving phone calls of support…and then the White House had to admit that those calls never took place. I have friends who used to cite Clinton's "I didn't inhale" quote as inarguable evidence that the man was a congenital liar and shouldn't be believed to tell you what day of the week it was.
We keep reading articles that say Trump will "pivot" and start being more presidential in the classic tradition. As Nate Silver notes, this never happens. Silver also notes that Trump's disapproval rating is getting so large and intense that it might not do Trump much good to "pivot." Personally, I wonder how many of those who say they do approve of Trump really do. Some of them have to be seething that he's been so ineffectual, that he's reversed himself on so many campaign pledges and that he's done so many things that make them squirm (like the Boy Scout thing) when their Trump-bashing friends point them as evidence that their boy is a liar and/or moron.
In the same vein, Frank Rich says all the attempts to re-staff and course-correct the White House will fail because the problem isn't the people Trump hires. It's the guy doing the hiring.
Trump is about to embark on what will probably be a long and costly (to taxpayers) vacation. This is the same man who used to bash Obama for taking shorter, cheaper vacations.
Kevin Drum explains why Single-Payer Health Insurance ain't as easy to set up as some people think it is. It could take a long time to get it up and running.