The difference here is that other cabinets had incompetents mixed in. I can't think of another president whose entire cabinet was incompetent. Granted, he hasn't chosen yet, but not one name that's been proposed for a Trump administration (shudder) fills me with anything but abject fear. A creationist for Education? A…

He is, and thanks for that. We're not close, but I know his family is behind him and last I heard, his school administrators had assured them that they would be looking out for him. Fingers crossed.

I have no faith that Ryan et al won't just swallow whatever Trump wants to give, so afraid are they of his rabid supporters. They saw that all the Never Trumpers' efforts didn't make any difference, why wouldn't they just suck it up? Ryan's probably too afraid of losing his job not to fall in line.

Yes, I'm aware of that. The difference is that previous presidents have largely chosen competent people, not the campaign mouthpieces who have sucked it up the most.

Exactly. I mean, look at who he's putting on his cabinet. Jindal, Christie, Giuliani, Sessions…? This is not a person who's interested in governing in the country's best interest. This is someone who's paying back his sycophants and likes the bubble he's got.

I'm not sure why people are saying the pressure is now on Trump to united a divided nation and prove he can transcend the rhetoric of the campaign. Why would he bother? The racism, xenophobia, sexism and pure deliberate ignorance of this man and his supporters worked for them. Why would he feel any pressure to act…

Oh, you sweet summer child…

I had tzatziki and Cape Cod potato chips for dinner last night. And a Pellegrino because I'm fancy.

That shrimp dip sounds like a heart attack waiting to happen and I would eat the entire thing in one go.

True enough. I was thinking that this election gives his bullies more license to abuse him. I mean, the president is cool with it, and his public "meh, they don't deserve protection" attitude can only embolden the already ignorant.

What leash? Who could possibly hold that leash who would have any effect on him besides Putin? All the Republicans are kissing his shoes right now.

I think about that constantly. My cousin just came out as a transgender boy two weeks ago. He's in high school. In Missouri. I'm actually afraid for his life now.

CNN has a LOT to answer for. I expected little from Fox and of course, we got exactly what we expected, but for CNN to treat the campaign like a game for ratings? FUCK THEM. I know reporters who work at CNN who are embarrassed and livid that their corporate overlords pandered to the Trump campaign so blatantly and…

Oh, I wasn't either! I was thinking more along the lines of a nice, cozy English murder mystery or something as far away from our current garbage fire as possible.

As a member of the media (local, not national), I can say that at my publication, we've been trying! We've written story after story about people on the verge of losing health care and immigrants living in fear of being cut off from help. But what we've run into is a steadfast readership that insists our liberal bias…

Well, with climate change policy dead in the water, I can only hope Florida residents are happy that they will soon be an island.

My only consolation is that now the Republicans know everything is on them. They fuck it up, or allow Trump to fuck it all up, they have no one to blame anymore. They fuck it up badly enough, they're out in (hopefully) two years and definitely in four. Booker/Warren 2020…maybe?

Your mouth, God's ears…

Oh jaysus, the cabinet list. Bobby Jindal for Health and Human Services? Jeff Sessions for Defense? Unqualified pieces of human shit. Sessions was my senator when I lived in Alabama and holy crap, the racism and condescension! Four years is way too long. I really hope people keep up this level of anger and protest and…

This is what terrifies me. Pence has already given an interview to fucking James Dobson saying same-sex marriage is going down and Obama's executive order on preserving transgender rights for students is first on the chopping block.