Catholic scholars react to Trump's election: Distinctly Catholic: Speaking today with Catholic scholars who study the intersection of religion and politics, it is apparent that the mood is somewhere been fearful and apocalyptic.
MGB: K: I wonder if Trump can imagine his future in the White House now that he won, above some kind of manic fantasy. I don't worry about the nuclear issue, the SECDEF has to concur.
S: Trump can't undo gay marriage and with his Congress, there will be no ENDA. Most of the xenophobic stuff was playing to the crowds. Now that they have been fooled, nothing will come of it. Junking common core would be lovely. Of course, the prospect of authoritarianism is troubling, especially as the Donald meets a permanent bureaucracy which will not follow him into lawlessness.
K : Trump is experienced in going with his gut, however if he has any kind of professional staff they will chafe at letting him. Of course, this gives us the prospect of clever Republican operatives playing him like a fiddle. Kind of like Cheney played Bush.
The question is, what will Trump do when he figures out he is being handled (and if he won't let himself be handled, what kind of disaster will ensue).
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