Prior to his actual election, numerous commentators described Trump and his campaign as "non-ideological". His appointments have proven exactly the opposite. Not only are they in alignment with most republican orthodoxy (science denial, pro-business, anti-tax, anti-environment, anti-regulation), they represent the extremist right version of all of these positions. What a Trump presidency will represent is what happens when a dog catches the car. Most voters rejected his platform, but his ego will not let him accept that. I expect the Republican Congress will behave like the North Carolina GOP - OUT OF CONTROL. I am so dreading the next 2 to 4 years.

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