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The best timeline for judging the new Trump Administration

100 Hours – how bold is the initial round of executive orders?
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100 Days – will Trump do something landmark (Obamacare/ACA repeal/replacement)?
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100 Weeks – by the midterm election, are there more victories or defeats?
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100 Months – will Trump stick around for eight years to implement his agenda?
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With the presidential inauguration fast approaching and his options not lacking, Donald Trump should initially focus on

Regulatory and tax reform to stimulate the economy
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Repealing and replacing Obamacare
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Building a southern border wall and addressing sanctuary immigration policies
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Rebooting foreign policy w/ regard to ISIS, Russia, Israel, China, North Korea
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Total votes: 0
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By the end of this week and (we assume) a peaceful transfer of power in Washington, Americans will be most impressed by

The tone, tenor, and substance of Donald Trump’s inauguration address.
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Protestors and hecklers who tried their best to disrupt the proceedings.
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The weather in the nation’s capital that day.
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That no sooner than Trump said “So help me God”, 2020 speculation began.
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Total votes: 0
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As we prepare for Hanukkah, Christmas, Second Christmas, Boxing Day, St. Stephen’s Day, Day of the Innocents, and the ringing-in of a new year . . .

‘Tis the season to be jolly
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‘Tis the season to be teary
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‘Tis the season to be optimistic
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‘Tis the season to be world-weary
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Total votes: 0
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To the allegations that Russia interfered in the presidential election in a bid to help Donald Trump’s campaign

It underscores cybersecurity as a growing concern in national and international affairs
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It merits a congressional investigation to find out what was compromised
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It doesn’t change the outcome of the election
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It blurs the line between honest reporting and discrediting Trump
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Total votes: 0
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The sleeper issue that could emerge in the first year of a Trump presidency

Joining Ohio Sen. Rob Portman’s crusade against opioid addiction
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Sending US citizens accused of terrorism to the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
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Finding common ground with the tech sector
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Striking a peace accord in the Middle East...or with an aggrieved Hillary Clinton
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Total votes: 0
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In the next three months, what is the most likely scenario to erode Russian-American relations?

We will be in a major war with Putin’s Russia.
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Putin’s jets or ships will stage an attack on a U.S. counterpart in the Middle East or in the Baltic.
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Putin will cook up a pretense to invade a Baltic country.
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Putin’s hackers will cause a major disruption in U.S. cyber security or electronic communications.
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The latest braggadocio will fade and we will go back to our tense but stable relationship.
33%
Total votes: 9
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Hillary Clinton and Jill Stein, the Green Party candidate in 2016, want a recount of votes in three states that Donald Trump narrowly won. In your opinion

Why? It is unlikely to flip a state or deny Trump the presidency.
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Why not? The runners-up have every right to ask for a recount.
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This sets a bad precedent for the notion of post-election healing.
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We won’t remember this a year from now.
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Total votes: 0
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This week, as Americans gather around the holiday table, let us give thanks for

Setting aside our political differences . . . at least for one meal
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Living in society that’s a bountiful harvest of freedom and opportunity
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Good friends and family – and gestures of goodwill towards everyone
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Overindulging on Thursday and Black Friday too
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What we learned about America after last week’s national election:

Credit Donald Trump for understanding that the country is more populist and frustrated than assumed
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Let’s not get carried away – Trump’s advantage in swing states was razor-thin
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Put a Democrat other than Hillary Clinton on the ballot and it’s a different outcome
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We won’t know until 2020 if this much ado about nothing or the start of something big
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Total votes: 0
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