TRUMP VISIBLY UPSET

Trump, visibly upset by all the pomp and circumstance shown for the funeral of George H.W. Bush, considering his inability to get funding, himself, for a military parade or even a Wall, was mollified, to an extent, by John Kelley, who indicated that the American people would gladly give Trump a glorious funeral. 

UNREALISTIC STANDARDS

 The Mueller investigation, if anything, has revealed the unrealistically high standard that has been set for occupants of the highest executive office in our land.  By requiring the candidates to that office to follow the law is exceeding reasonable expectations.

POWER OF THE "DEEP STATE"?

In response to criticism for having engaged in negotiations with the Russian Government to build a Trump Tower in Moscow, Trump says that he was "allowed" to do so, and presumably to lie, to the American people, about it.  Since there is nothing mentioning such a power allowing this in our Constitution, it may be the first material indication of that "deep state" which Trump says exists and controls things.  I trust that Congress will take the opportunity to investigate how it came to be that Trump was allowed this privilege.

THE DECONSTRUCTION OF INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE

As someone who spent a good portion of his professional career in Latin America, I draw a direct line from what is ocurring at our Southern Border to the devestation visited upon our State Department by the Trump Administration.  At no time, that I lived and worked iiin the area would any U.S. Administration, whether Democratic or Republican . have tried to handle  mass illegal immigration by force.  They had knowledge of where the buttons were that needed pushing to prevent it.  There never was anything quite like what we are seeing. today, at the border.

WHY BOTHER?

Since Donald Trump doesn't fully believe or accept the asessments of his intelligence arms, anyways, why did he request almost $55 Billion for F/Y 2018?  He could very well have said "Why Bother?  Maybe they did, Maybe  didn't" and saved all that money for another tax cut.

LITTLE SCHITT VS. BIG DUMP

You must admit that Big Donald Dump really told off Little Adam Schitt.  I'll bet Little Adam will never again mess with a Big Dump, ever again.

SIDING WITH THE ROYAL FAMILY

Trump's decision to back the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi was not arrived at without soul-searching.  Trump asked himself, "What did Khashoggi ever do for me?"  Unable to come up with an answer. he came down firmly on the side of the Royal Family.