As you would expect, I don’t listen to right-wing radio or watch Fox News. However, it is my understanding that right-wing commentators, by and large, are spending far less time defending Trump than attacking his critics. That makes sense, from a commercial perspective, because Trump can obviously be difficult to defend, and because the Reactionary train runs on anger, not hope. There are always plenty of liberal villains to attack, and it keeps the base excited.
Trump governs pretty much in the same way. Instead of reaching out to his critics and providing a message of hope and unity, he openly bashes everyone who isn’t completely loyal to him and shows his solidarity with his base.
The problem, of course, is that attacking Hillary Clinton a year after the election doesn’t exactly help you get anything done on health care and taxes. Beating up on cuckservatives and liberals isn’t a governing philosophy; it’s just a way to divide the country and blow off steam. And so, the fate of the tax cut will ultimately rest in the hands of GOP senators whom he has gone out of his way to insult. No one rooting for the tax cut can feel very comfortable about that.
I will be out of the country until November 25. Regular posting will resume when I return.