Gnawing away

My observation that the Democrats screwed the pooch was not an accusation but an opinion.  What's done is done, but they should have done better.  I think they overestimated their strengths in some states and didn't consider the nuances of the electoral college.

Applying logic to what was essentially a visceral campaign is futile.  How did more than 40% of the women vote for Trump?  How did nearly 30% of Hispanic voters go for Trump, considering all that talk about the Mexicans?  Maybe the Trump supporters were all Cubans and Puerto Ricans, who knows?  I haven't yet read anything about which way Bernie's folks voted, or if they even made a difference.  As it stands, both parties are in flux and we will be in our graves before this election is truly understood.

I see good things, eventually, but only after many political slug fests. There will be some good leadership, currently unknown, that will rise up out of this feculent mess.  Or not, place your bets.
 
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Taxes would be more tolerable if I had a sense that I was receiving something of value in return and the tax monies were spent wisely, which is not the case.  I don't think anyone really knows where the money is or where it should be; funds seem to be shuffled between various budgets and appropriations with no agency having enough money to do their job properly, or so it seems to me.  And a lot of problems can't be solved by simply throwing money at them.  The War on Poverty?  Fail.  The War on Drugs?  Fail.  The War on Terrorism?  Failing.  Our goals may have the noblest of intentions but the means have seldom been successful, and why is that, what have we been doing wrong?  We always talk a good game but seem to lack the will to follow through to a definitive conclusion or to admit failure.

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And speaking of failure, I see that Mr. Fart has settled the lawsuit against Chump University for 25 million bucks.  He got off cheap, but I think there are still a few lawsuits and investigations waiting in the wings.  One can only hope.

I don't know what to make of the presumptive First Lady's plan to remain in New York City with the young Barron, only to appear at the White House as necessary.  She says it's to keep the lad in his current school, but kids change schools all the time when Daddy gets a new job.

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Argentina may still be solvent due to China's heavy investments in South America with many new trade agreements.  This is something the new administration should keep an eye on, before they build any damn walls.