Good morning, it’s Wednesday, May 5, 2021. It’s Cinco de Mayo, a celebration that really got its start in California, not Mexico. I like to spotlight this event each year, and will reprise my account in a moment. First, I’d point you to RCP’s front page, which presents our poll averages, videos, breaking news stories, and aggregated opinion pieces spanning the political spectrum. Today’s front page includes Sarah Longwell arguing that President Biden is delivering on the central promise of his campaign; (NBC News); Grace Daniel writing about critical race theory (The American Mind); Chris Cillizza on Democrats’ tenuous hold on Congress (CNN); and Josh Hawley on his new book about Big Tech (The Federalist). We also offer original material from our own reporters, columnists, and contributors:
Good morning, it’s Monday, Feb. 15, 2021. The second impeachment trial of Donald J. Trump ended up the same as the first with an acquittal although this time seven Republicans joined a unanimous Democratic caucus instead of just one. Viewed as a geometric progression, it suggests Trump wouldn’t survive a third impeachment. Let’s hope it doesn’t come to that.
Speaking of which: Today is a federal holiday, Presidents Day. Once upon a time, this nation celebrated George Washington’s birthday on Feb. 22. Abraham Lincoln (Feb. 12) was added to the mix in the 19
th and 20
th century, primarily as a state holiday, although not in the Deep South. Making things more generic was a function of The Uniform Holiday Act of 1968, which stipulated that a number of federal holidays would always be marked with a day off on Mondays. It was passed with Republican and Democratic Party support, backed by organized labor as well as business groups.
Good morning, it’s Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. House Democrats are proceeding apace to impeach President Trump again. This strikes many Republicans as vengeful and pointless: He’s leaving office in seven days anyway. Democrats who huddled in fear for their lives in the U.S. Capitol last week counter that impeachment is absolutely necessary.
In truth, it’s difficult to know, in real-time, exactly what we’re looking at, or its ramifications. On this date in 1928, for example, RCA and General Electric placed a new gizmo the television set in several homes in the upstate New York town of Schenectady. The screens were tiny, the picture quality poor, the signal from WGY unsteady, and the pilot program being aired a drama named “The Queen’s Messenger” utterly forgettable.
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