POST MORTEM

I think the vote said yes, we did want change. Despite the rhetoric. We wanted the other party. A new direction. Backward. And forward.

It's getting extremely difficult anymore for a party to keep the White House for 3 terms in a row. Maybe that's just us saying we choose balance. Because we can't trust either party longer than that.

Clinton got more votes. Like Gore in 2000. So, do we want to keep the electoral college? It obviously works for Republicans lately.

Word is Bill's advice was ignored on the rust belt vote. And she was negative, shrill at times, arrogant at times, even ill at times and definitely under investigation at times. Not a good thing.

Specifics start with voter participation was down from '12. That never bodes well for Dems. And probably the undertone was enough men still can't vote for a woman president. Then also African Americans didn't have an African American man or woman (even half African American) to vote for. Finally, why is voter participation in US so low? Isn't that something we should talk about?

So. Presidents historically fulfill about 75% of their campaign promises. That's what concerns a lot of folks about Trump. One thing for sure. He is going to change things up. He's promised to disravel anything Obama did. And all the other things promised we all probably are aware of. If he follows through on 75% we will surely be in a different place. And probably in a short time since he will have a Republican Congress, 30 Republican states and soon a Republican Supreme Court.

One thing I believe he is right on is cutting corporate taxes enough to have the lowest corp taxes in the world. Enough cuts to keep companies in US. And bring them (back) to the US. Corporate taxes now are about $300-400 Billion a year of US revenues. So. We could add that to deficits or come up with alternate tax. Like tax on carbon. Tax on sugar. And, as we've discussed, what's a $20 Trillion debt in light of $120 Trillion net worth. (Careful, though. Trump did go bankrupt how many times.)

He's reviving Reagan and Bush 2 economics. Maybe it can work. We can hope.

One thing I'm against Trump on is his view on climate change. The world is calling him on it. Even corporate leaders are calling him on it, telling him his view will jeopardize US prosperity, let alone leadership. I just don't understand how he can be so wrong on that. Unless, hopefully, he just went back to where the hurt was in the economy to pick up voters and create a negotiating position. (Which I also hopefully think he did on the social issues of our day.)

Well, that's about all the time you want to spend here. And probably all the time I want to try to keep you here. So. Happy trails, pards. Vaya con Dios. Until we meet again.

PS. The name. Trump. Beats Clinton. Trump several times in Revelations. Yep, I believe the Evangelicals came out to vote for Trump instead of a Mormon.

Godspeed the USA.