This post was supposed to be the foreign policy outlook, but who the hell knows? First, I figure, our esteemed leader-to-be has to figure out who is a safe bet to do it for him.
In the meanwhile, it's nice to see backtracking on a bunch of campaign promises. Somebody probably mentioned that a special prosecutor for Hillary, or an investigation of the Clinton Foundation might look bad when nobody can find any malfeasance, and it turns out they actually can't "lock her up." Better to express "pity for the vanquished." Is it conceivable that the USofA might adhere to the Paris agreement on climate change, or are we just being teased?
This is not to say that plenty of damage won't be done in the name of "law and order" -- Jeff Sessions has the potential to make the concept of civil liberties seem quaint. Add to that a resurgence of mandatory minimum sentences and a new surge of voter suppression, and the triumph of vindictive moralism will be nearly complete.
Are there two Republican Senators with enough conscience to hold back the worst of the worst? Maybe. Probably not.
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