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From The Reporter’s Notebook
In a bizarre video posted Friday, conservative pundit Glenn Beck and some friends decided to rub their faces in various types of Cheetos dust, TPM’s Katherine Krueger reported. While donning swim goggles, Beck wondered aloud whether “If you stuck your face in Cheetos, you would look like Donald Trump in the end.” Of course, some right-winger had to do it, for freedom.
Agree or Disagree?
John Judis: “Much of what Donald Trump says is bluster and demagoguery designed to win over a Republican primary audience. He often contradicts himself. And who knows what he would really do if he were elected president – I wouldn’t want to take the chance to find out. But there is sometimes a hint, or sometimes even the presence of, an arguable position in what he saying. And it’s important to understand this because it means that in some cases, Trump’s voters and the voters for Democrats share certain reasonable positions that have generally been taboo among Republicans.”
BUZZING: Today in the Hive
From a TPM Prime member: “Let’s get one thing straight. No one “likes” the IRS, just as no one likes paying taxes. Some of us believe that taxes are necessary to make a society function. At the federal level most people would agree that funding some sort of military is necessary. Most want a State Department. Most people in the US believe that the Interstate highway system is a good thing. Most believe that without federal oversight aviation would be a total mess. Many people think the FBI is necessary, and the the CIA. Most people on this website also believe we need an EPA, dept. of education, Securities and Exchange, etc… – I expect you will disagree with some of those. If you subtract the ones you disagree with, or don’t want to see your dollars funding I bet you still approve of about 90% of federal spending. If you do, please share with us how you would fund the military, for example. Privatize it? Let us know.”.”
Related: The GOP’s obsession with the IRS has cost taxpayers at least $14 million.
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What We’re Reading
Does addiction treatment require a higher power? (NPR)
Indiana is not the solid red state everyone thinks it is. (The Boston Globe)
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