President Trump: Making America Great Again...

[Walter Sobchak]

In the end, I think everyone underestimated the nervous Trump voters, the ones who support him privately but don't admit it publicly.

"I can't believe Nixon won. I don’t know anybody who voted for him."

[Color Me Badd Fan]

Well now we know exactly what he won't do. Nobody is as wrong as CMBF


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That's not exactly true, I was #5 in the football predictions until I failed to post a pick in the last game.

[Crockett]

Congress tried to act as a check against Obama, so did the courts, look at what happened with the IRS matter and how the courts admonished the government's attorneys in that matter.

Look at how the Justice Department stonewalled any serious investigation into Clinton's email server and into the Clinton Foundation. Many people within Nixon's Justice Department wouldn't consent to Nixon's efforts to control the Watergate investigation, look where that went. We received a glimpse of a fully politicized Justice Department with what happened in the Clinton investigations. Imagine what could happen with a fully politicized Trump Justice Department.

[Topper]

"I can't believe Nixon won. I don’t know anybody who voted for him."

Exactly. Was this during the Humphreys battle of 1968 or the McGovern battle of 1972? I was looking for that quote.

[Eddie]

My facebook feed is full of people who claim to be at a loss as to what to tell their children about Trump's election because their seemingly young children (many many under 10 years old) are frightened by Trump and now that he is elected they just aren't sure how their kids would cope. If this is true, these parents caused this fear for their children and have nobody but themselves to blame. Kid's can't understand the nuance and these parents own rhetoric has cause the fear their children fear.

Yesterday morning a co-worker told me that her daughter came home from school and asked her if Hillary was going to bomb America. Some of the other kids at school were saying that Hillary was in charge of ISIS, and if she won she was going to bomb America.

As a kid in third grade, we held our own Presidential Election to see who we thought should be president. I remember all of the talk of a bunch of 8-9 year olds, and in particular what a bad and incompetent person Jimmy Carter was. Thinking how could anyone POSSIBLY vote for a person as dumb and as bad as he was.

As adults, we ALL need to do a much better job of dropping the hyperbole of "horriblizing" the opposition. We can do much better at describing politics in terms of everyone wanting the USA to be a great country, being led by good people*, who just tend to disagree on the best way to do that. Kids take the hyperbole way too literally. As adults, we should know better.

*OK - I get it, sometimes people do/say things that make it difficult to describe them as "good people". I'm talking in general terms here, not necessarily about anyone in particular.

[Walter Sobchak]

Exactly. Was this during the Humphreys battle of 1968 or the McGovern battle of 1972? I was looking for that quote.

https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Pauline_Kael

I guess this is the exact quote:

"I live in a rather special world. I only know one person who voted for Nixon. Where they are I don't know. They're outside my ken. But sometimes when I'm in a theater I can feel them."

Often quoted as "How could Nixon have won? Nobody I know voted for him"; referring to George McGovern's loss to Richard Nixon in in the 1972 presidential election.

[Eddie]

Apparently, during his "I won" speech last night Chaffetz said he was going to continue the inquiry into Hillary.

[byu71]

"I can't believe Nixon won. I don’t know anybody who voted for him."

Just a sincere friendly suggestion. Change your avatar. You are starting to morph into that person and sounding as dumb as he looks.

[myboynoah]

Apparently, during his "I won" speech last night Chaffetz said he was going to continue the inquiry into Hillary.

Let it go, Jason.

[Color Me Badd Fan]

If it appears as if it's heading that direction, it seems that Obama may pardon Hillary. It would be just about the only good thing he did while in office.

[byu71]

Let it go, Jason.

Totally agree. If they piss off those looking for blood, so be it. Let's give a real shot at looking forward not backward.

[old_gregg]

Expand Guantanamo Bay.

actually i'm totally fine with that.

[Crockett]

If it appears as if it's heading that direction, it seems that Obama may pardon Hillary. It would be just about the only good thing he did while in office.

Comey said the email matter is closed, but the FBI has been investigating the Clinton Foundation for some time and that will continue. I think Hillary has repeatedly broken the law and lied about it -- and part of me would love to see Hillary in an orange jumpsuit -- but for the sake of healing and moving forward I would rather Trump not go after her. It would set a horrible precedent and take us closer to some banana republic. I'd like to see the Clinton Foundation shut down, though. That thing is dirty as hell.

[imanihonjin]

Comey said the email matter is closed, but the FBI has been investigating the Clinton Foundation for some time and that will continue. I think Hillary has repeatedly broken the law and lied about it -- and part of me would love to see Hillary in an orange jumpsuit -- but for the sake of healing and moving forward I would rather Trump not go after her. It would set a horrible precedent and take us closer to some banana republic. I'd like to see the Clinton Foundation shut down, though. That thing is dirty as hell.

At this point, who cares? The Clinton's won't be able to dangle pay for play, so it will either legitimately continue as a charitable org, or it will wither on the vine for lack of contributions.

[PaloAltoCougar]

Chaffetz's and other Repub's zeal in going after HRC post-election will be an inverse function of their commitment and ability to advance new ideas and change.

[Color Me Badd Fan]

At this point, who cares? The Clinton's won't be able to dangle pay for play, so it will either legitimately continue as a charitable org, or it will wither on the vine for lack of contributions.

It will be interesting to see the amount of money being brought in by the foundation diminish substantially in 2017.

I loved how the discussion regarding the paltry donations actually made by the foundation (barely more than what is required to be deemed a charitable entity) was combated by the argument that the Clinton Foundation was engaged in all these "internal" charitable activities all over the world. As it turns out, that one of those activities was paying for Chelsea's wedding and paying her $800k per year for her substantial managerial skills and keen judgment.

[Crockett]

At this point, who cares? The Clinton's won't be able to dangle pay for play, so it will either legitimately continue as a charitable org, or it will wither on the vine for lack of contributions.

It needs to be shut down to send a message. It shouldn't be tolerated. It was not a charitable organization; less than 6% of income went to charity.

[Walter Sobchak]

Just a sincere friendly suggestion. Change your avatar. You are starting to morph into that person and sounding as dumb as he looks.

My avatar is a picture of Albert Einstein as a young man (and his dog). True story.

[old_gregg]

It needs to be shut down to send a message. It shouldn't be tolerated. It was not a charitable organization; less than 6% of income went to charity.

susan komen is even less iirc

[byu71]

It needs to be shut down to send a message. It shouldn't be tolerated. It was not a charitable organization; less than 6% of income went to charity.

"At this point what does it matter"?

[snowcat]

Roll back a handfull of Obama executive orders. Easy to do. Gives some meat to his base. Minimal real impact.

[Applejack]

Force Mexico to pay for a wall.

[Pelado]

I thought I'd wake up to a badly damaged retirement account; I'm currently down a small fraction of one percent, reminding me that the futures market is a terrible indicator.

I read an article earlier this year noting that presidents generally keep their promises, at something like a 70% rate. I'd like to see a compilation of Trump's promises over the past 18 months and keep score. I expect his fulfillment rate will be substantially less than 70%, but I suspect his supporters won't care.

I did find some humor in Rachel Maddow's characterization of the European markets that had just opened and were down 2-3%. I don't remember her exact wording, but she seemed to be claiming that the markets were in a free fall.

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[byu71]

I did find some humor in Rachel Maddow's characterization of the European markets that had just opened and were down 2-3%. I don't remember her exact wording, but she seemed to be claiming that the markets were in a free fall.

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On CNN the dems gleefully were calling it a major catastrophe and gave quick updates to how much the futures were down. The same people who don't want to allow Americans the choice to put money in the market and now have regulations restricting what advisors can suggest to their clients.

CNN market guru's. LOL

[Uncle Ted]

Expand Guantanamo Bay.

I thought Obama shut that down about 8 years ago.

[byu71]

My avatar is a picture of Albert Einstein as a young man (and his dog). True story.

Einstein was a genius, but I heard he got bad grades.

[byu71]

I thought Obama shut that down about 8 years ago.

LOL, I will bet in 8 years people will be saying, "I thought Trump deported all of them 8 years ago".

[New Mexican Disaster]

I'm not sure that anyone knows what Trump's priorities or policies will be in office including him.

[falafel]

Let it go, Jason.

Lock her up! Lock her up!

[falafel]