The story of the Trump presidency so far is that the guy himself has done a pretty good job, considering how he is a complete outsider and amateur when it comes to so much of it.  But being an outsider, he has really struggled to put together a competent team of people around him.  For example, Deputy A.G. Rod Rosenstein acts more like part of the opposition than the administration.  So the absurd Russia investigation creaks on with no results, while the massive, illegal spying operation on the Trump campaign conducted by Obama's intel people goes hardly remarked on, let alone investigated. Some parts of Team Trump, however, may be getting the hang of things.  For example, homeland secretary Kirstjen Nielsen's Remain in Mexico Plan could be a tremendous success in eventually fixing our border problems. The big issue now is funding the long promised border wall, the cause of the current shutdown...(Read Full Post)