2016 Postmortem

The downside risk with Trump is obviously terrible, but I think the highest probability is that he would be an ineffective clown who would become a laughing stock. But Hillary knows how to get things done, the kind of things that I don't want to get done, like the TPP and more wars. And with Hillary we also get Bill and the Clinton Foundation, which I believe is basically a corrupt enterprise disguised as a charity. And I suspect we get the launch of Chelsea's political career to extend the family dynasty.

None of which is to minimize what a contempible character Trump is. But Bill Clinton pushed through a bigger Republican agenda than any Republican President could have: NAFTA, Welfare Reform, the Crime Bill, the Telecommunications Act, financial services deregulation. I don't know that there is that much left to accomplish in the corporate takeover of government, but whatever there is, Hillary will do her best to get it done.