Week One with Trump

• Give Trump a chance?  Of course I am.  So far not so good.
• The Religious Right's Brigade of Hate continues to grow.  Tony Perkins, James Dobson, Franklin Graham.  This week I add Matt Walsh.  It's important to keep in mind that the Religious Right (note that I eschew the term Christian Right) has little to do with Christianity. It is Big Business. Some people have gotten very rich in that industry, which is why they are so comfortable with Trump.
• Post-Women's-March Reactions: I didn't participate in the march but my daughter and granddaughter were in the Chicago march. From what I've seen on Facebook among my Trump-supporting friends, their objections seem to be that (1) a few of the million or more signs were offensive and (2) there was some litter left behind. Nice try.
• Oh...and some of the signs contained the word "pussy".  Well, if you are offended by a sign which is simply quoting the leader of the free world, then maybe the problem isn't with the sign.
• One final review.  When Barack Obama took office, the Dow Industrials were at about 8,000. When he left, it was approaching 20,000.
• Another review: the number of abortions pretty much increased every year of Reagan's presidency (~1.3 million per year according to CDC). From 2009 to 2013 they steadily decreased from 789,000 to 664,000.