I've been bemused/appalled/alarmed at the progress of Trump throughout the campaign, and there is still a large contingent of apologists who excuse the most reprehensible behavior of "their candidate". I thought it was obvious at the outset, but many were fooled. I think, like Obama in 2008, he was lauded with attributes he never possessed by those with particular desired results. He is so far beyond a "flawed candidate". He's just a vile, vulgar creature in a suit. Yet.. He'll still get 40% of the vote.

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