With the dawn of the Second Trumpian Golden Age, I’ve been reflecting a bit about the First. Trump’s first administration, in retrospect, was less-focused and more carnival-esque than what his second appears to be. Trump is a wiser man, and knows who he can—and cannot—trust.
But part of the fun of the first Trump presidency was the cavalcade of grifters, courtiers, and hangers-on who hitched their wagon to Trump’s star.
One of those was Roger Stone, who actually was an important figure while also embodying the kind of naughty, playful, mirthful, bawdy side of the Trump phenomenon. I wrote a review of his book Stone’s Rules: How to Win at Politics, Business, and Style back in 2019, and it seemed like an appropriate time to revisit it.
Note that the link above is an Amazon Affiliate link; if you purchase anything through that link, I receive a portion of the proceeds, at no additional cost to you. I’m required to point that out.
With that, here is 10 February 2019’s “Stone Cold Sunday“:
The Portly Politico 