Start With A Corner. . .

(Start With A Corner. . .)

Puzzles originally came about as maps, cut into sections that had to be re-assembled. Since then, obviously, images from everything that makes a picture. A really advanced practioner, ones who put 5,000+ pieces. The ones that take time. The ones that are part of a hobby. Washington D.C. is a 5,000+ piece puzzle and one has to find a corner with which to begin. One can start with Donald Trump.


The President-Elect is a focal point and everything is radiating from his central position. That would include his Cabinet, Kash Patal for FBI Director is the latest pick. Patal, is promising to a transformative figure, like all of Trump picks for Department Heads. Trump has been a disruptor since Day One. The "interference candidate." When he assumes Office, again, he people he will have with him, assuming their Confirmation, will be the President team and how they will execute Trump's plan.


Once in their Posts, Rubio at State, Hegseth at Defense, Radcliffe as DCI, but Foggy Bottom, the Pentagon, or Langly will have to wait. The President-Elect is not having that patience. Donald Trump is reminiscent of German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck who was convinced of his own infallibility, that his action were correct because they were his actions. Bismarck was a bully and created the German Empire almost from his force of Will.


Trump is the same way in many respects. He is issuing ultimatums to Hamas to release the remaining hostages or there "will be hell to pay." South Korea just lifted Martial Law after its own efforts to jail an opposition leader, like Trump, as an example. Trump is calling the tune and everybody else is just dancing.


What is the enigma that continues to be President-Elect Trump ? The items listed here is only a snapshot of a much larger picture. Over time, the next four years or so, That is making some predictions. If Republicans can congeal and pass his agenda, open questions as when the tax cuts can be passed, the President as of next January, with the GOP, in the Senate especially, the levels of enthusiasm are less than profound.


In the end, Trump's reputation as a transformative figure rests on how much cooperation he gets from his own Party. Republicans have suffered in the past because of a failure to recognize Trump's role with the Conference. This is the 5,000 piece that has to be put together. How can it be done ?


Start with a corner.

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