The Friday Brief

March 1, 2024

The Big Picture

This was a week that tested our faith.

The Red Court’s decision to let Trump skate until the Summer on the question of immunity, Trump’s continued ability to delay Ukraine aid by his control of Congress, Mitch McConnell’s departure (stage very Right) leaving the Senate in the hands of madmen, and a general sense of malaise made this a rough week.

Or it could just be all the damn travel.

This is a longer-than-usual Friday Brief, but stay to the end for some important news.

Intel and Observations

1. In A Way, We’ll Miss Mitch McConnell
   
   I know, I know. There’s a long catalog of evils from McConnell’s withered monkey paw of a hand, but in this case, there’s a minor complexity most folks haven’t assessed very closely.