"Morning Papers"

The Rooster

"Okeydoke"

I am not surprised at any of the nominations to the President's cabinet. I would fully expect the entire administration to be populous. The newspapers cartoonists are going to enjoy this administration. But, I fully express this administration to be governing by Hubris. When "W" took office, I believe it was Maureen Dowd, wrote an Op-Ed about the hubris of that administration. That is what Republicans do and the strategy is to keep their electorate (about 35 percent traditionally) remain engaged.

The fact Donald Trump called Taiwan and gunmen are running around carrying out self-investigations is to be expected. Lone wolves are very much a part of this electorate. These are the folks that elected this guy. The campaign purposely went into the extremists circles in the country to bring voters to the polls.

It is going to be a turbulent four years and I would not be surprised at anything that occurs.

The House and Senate committee members for any of the cabinet posts should be met with public engagement by the Democrats and Independents. There needs to be a strong public presence by the Democrats. Good governance is paramount to engagement of the cabinet members and movement within the congressional committees. The engagement of the public for eight years of President Obama made the governance nearly impossible. Well. This administration will govern by hubris and the majority House and Senate will vote to back that hubris.

Look, Republicans have been reaching into the back allies for votes since "W"/Rove took the White House. These are the people the administration will cater to and seek to carry out their agenda. BE READY and be aggressive in promoting Democratic values. AND FORGET THE TRADE AGREEMENTS.

When Senator Reid retires after the change in the congress, the DNC should bring him on as an adviser. Senator Reid is a great man and loves people, the DNC would be served by engaging their senior members.