When Obama was elected, he had little international experience, but had an insatiable desire to learn, and a vision. Donald Trump has none of that. Bush didn't have experience and was manipulated by Cheney and his cohort. Trump, likewise, is easily manipulated, and even less interest in the job.


A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.

Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich