Predictions for the next four years

[TaraJo]

So far, a trade war with China isn't unlikely. He's done a great job of pissing them off less than a month after the election. I know Trump is full of bravado and narcissism, but I'm hoping he'll actually try to avoid trade war with China because that will be EXTREMELY ugly for us. As in, get ready for great recession part 2.

He's also been packing his cabinet with corporate CEO's. Seriously, what makes America think profit driven corporations are trustworthy? In a strange way, though, they may actually stop him from pissing off China since a lot of them own companies that will lose a lot of money if Trump pisses off China. I suppose if their greed can help, it isn't entirely bad.

I'm hoping that we can salvage some good out of this, though: reform within the democratic party. The democrats were big starting around WWII. The New Deal was so wildly popular that Harry Truman and Lyndon B Johnson both tried to emulate it with similar programs and even republicans were afraid to touch it (Eisenhower has been quoted on that). Because of these wildly popular programs and the extremely healthy economy that lasted from the 40's until the 80's, the democrats had a stranglehold on both houses of congress and they won most of the presidential elections, too. They passed legislation to help the people, not corporate donors, and I'd like to see someone start doing that again. Bernie Sanders was on the right track here and if the democrats start following his lead and they continue listening to voices like Elizabeth Warren, maybe we can get that old democratic party back.