Sunday Thoughts

I got a complaint (I get many of them) about the volume of the show. Allegedly, the volume is inconsistent and generally not high enough. I edit using headphones, so maybe it sounds right that way, but not through regular speakers. I tested on regular speakers this morning and it is lower, for sure, but also sounds quite different in general. One project next week while it is slow is to tinker with my audio setup to solve various issues. Let me know on the sound quality issue in the comments.

The show itself is about the Trump cabinet. It is an odd bunch, but it reflects the changing nature of the party and the base of the party. You really see it with economics. The days of “free market” corporatism are in the past now. The people Trump will nominate to key posts are not dogmatically committed to open borders, open trade and open season on the working-class. It is going to be quite an adjustment for some to make, even those on this side of the great divide.

Foreign policy will be Israel first. I have come to terms with this reality. If the choice is the neocons or the Israel lobby, I will take the Israel lobby. The former camp is far more dangerous than the latter camp, at least as things stand. Exterminating that pestilence will take time, but Trump putting up the not welcome sign to the neocons is a start. We must hope that the other side remembers that they hate the neocons too and then maybe this menace can be eradicated.

In general, it is a cabinet that reflects some learning from the first term. The primary qualification is loyalty to Trump. In the first term, Trump followed the civic nationalist approach and selected people he thought were loyal to the country. Only stupid people are loyal to abstractions. In politics, it is always about being loyal to you. For good or ill, Trump will have a cabinet full of people whose future depends on making the boss look good.

Topics

• Holiday Schedule
• The Foreign Policy Shop
• The Economic Shop
• Trump The Gun Grabber
• Mokita
• The Realignment
• Nuclear War