Gingrich says Trump can't be expected to follow ethics laws, so Congress should change them for him

Donald isn't even in office yet, and already Newt Gingrich has a plan for him to get the job done-- presidential pardons. They can do anything they want, and simply pardon anyone implicated.

“In the case of the president, he has a broad ability to organize the White House the way he wants to. He also has, frankly, the power of the pardon,” Gingrich said, in comments first covered by Politico. “It’s a totally open power. He could simply say, ‘Look, I want them to be my advisers. I pardon them if anyone finds them to have behaved against the rules. Period.’ Technically, under the Constitution, he has that level of authority.”

No, that's not scary at all.

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Trump private security force "playing with fire"

So once again breaking from tradition, Donald has decided to keep his private security rather than rely on the Secret Service for protection. This move may jeopardize his security, as his personal "goon squad" is not trained for this type of thing. It's felt that his current security force is trained more for dealing with dissenters at rallies, and not assassination attempts on the President of the United States. Read about it at Politico.

Personal note: Do you know how much this new presidency is going to cost the taxpayers? So far we have them paying for the maintenance and security of another residency for Melania and son, impending lawsuits, and now this private security force. Will it never end?

Trump's antagonism towards China sinks deeper into incoherence

Rachel Maddow discussed the other night how China has a habit of "testing" new presidents in their first months in office, but Trump has been so antagonistic it seems that China may be starting a little early with him. This article touches on that.