The American people have spoken, and they have thrown a big monkey wrench into the system. Should this have been seen beforehand? Yes! But there are many tired voters, people tired of having their views ignored, people tired of changes that don't benefit them, people tired of an elite which doesn't care for America first. And it is these voters who have chosen to take a dose of "Fuckitall" instead of letting someone like Hillary run this country.
As much as I think these people were making a big mistake, I think the common person has a real grudge against the elites. And I can't blame them much for voting for someone who spoke their language, used their metaphors, and echoed what they feel are the "real" truths in life - regardless of how little these so-called truths are based in reality. This happened in Central Europe during the 1920's and 1930's, and it could happen here to the same disastrous affect - if we don't wake up, and listen to the alienated people who live in both rural and urban areas.
Sadly, I feel that Trump is not qualified for the job he has at hand. But he is what we got now. Supposedly, he was very surprised to find out how large a staff he and his minions must appoint in the next 2 months. At least, Trump has demoted Chris Christie even further, so that Trump is able to keep his distance from "Bridgegate" as much as possible. (No, Trump had no hand in that debacle. But why should he get his reputation prematurely tarnished by association with his former chief of transition?)
For the most part, I do not worry much about Trump yet. It will be hard for him to dismantle Obamacare without a major backlash. Even Obama himself was uncomfortable with the individual mandate, but was shown that insurance would cost much less for old people because the insurance pool would contain enough healthy young people to offset the cost of providing care to old people. He will not be able to overturn Roe v. Wade without the cooperation of the "Blue States" - and this is unlikely to happen anytime soon. He will find it hard to unwind many of the treaties we have enacted, and his military advisors will likely keep him from using the codes in the "Biscuit" with the "Football" an aide carries with him at all times. But there are people who have legitimate fears, most of whom are poor, and are in populations marginalized in "Red States" - such as gays, lesbians, and transgender folk. With a Vice President like Pence, I have good cause to worry.
With things the way they are now, I'm tempted to utter the simple phrase:
"Houston, we have a problem."
All we have to go on are the lies of our president elect, and the lessons of history. Yet, there's a part of me that believes that our founding fathers may have thought someone like this would be elected president, and held the belief that honorable men would strip this man from power if he went too far. If he does go too far, I hope that my faith in the founding fathers forethought still holds true.
