It Ain't Over Til The Talkshow Host Says So.

       Well the first obligatory meeting between the outgoing and incoming is over and it went well. What now? Mr. Trump has a good many meetings and briefings ahead as well as decisions on who to appoint where. The questions as to how good he's likely to be as President over the next four years depend greatly on who gets to run what departments of our government. Let's hope he neither pleases the alt-right nor the ultra-liberal wings of the political establishment.
       If he can do that, he may have a chance to get some badly needed work done for Americans. On the other hand if he decides to go for a more hardline group of leaders in his cabinet, he's likely to have a difficult time getting past those pesky Democratic Senators. Remember, the Republican Senate does not have a filibuster proof chamber. And while I hope the Democrats don't use that action as freely as the Republicans have, I certainly hope they block any totally harmful attempts the Republicans try to push through Congress. Remember what doesn't reach the President's desk can't become law.
       But here's the remarkable thing. Nearly every talkshow host, pundit and even some pollsters are frantically explaining how they knew this was going to happen exactly as it did. Or at the vary least how they thought it was extremely likely. From both sides of the political spectrum, hints of their prior knowledge are exploding into the media air, one not to be outdone by the next.
       Its too bad we can't have a campaign to elect the winners for these talk shows, but then we might wind up with The Onion. Seriously folks, why do we need media types to tell us who will be selected for the cabinet and what they will do. My 13 year old granddaughter is probably better informed than any of these. But then I think she may be on her way to Canada. Hitchhiking. Or maybe New Zealand, she likes New Zealand.