What will Biden’s transition find? — Once Trump accepts losing the election, and that will happen, he will treat the Biden transition as the impeachment — minimal cooperation and maximum concealment. But, behind the high-level official actors, are government workers in a bureaucracy that has borne the tremendous weight of Trumpian corruption. …

Donald Trump is a coward and will walk out of the White House if Biden wins. He will rage tweet and file swing-state lawsuits, but ultimately will Tulsa sulk alone across the lawn for a helicopter ride to his jet bound for Mar-A-Lago. …

Acceptable death continuum For Trump to say the public health cure is worse than the COVID-19 pandemic, he presents a calculus of acceptable dead versus economic damage. This is opposed to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s “If it saves one life, I’m happy.” Here is the acceptable death continuum. So how many people dying is…

Most elected officials and party leaders fear their own shadows — that is the unconsidered problem. — Edward Gmelch, an anthropologist and former minor-league first-baseman wrote about magic and superstition among baseball players. In short, the more uncertain the outcome of a player’s performance, the more players rely on rituals, taboos and fetishes to manage anxiety in an attempt to control outcomes. So, pitchers are the most…

Patience and The Art of War — The most difficult thing in politics is to resist the drums of partisan outrage and patiently wait for the best time to move. As textbook an impeachable act as the Ukraine call is, charging Trump on it is an unwinnable position for Pelosi and House Democrats. Trump knows impeachment will…

In the wake of El Paso and Dayton, we are again at the point of asking why no passage of reasonable federal gun regulation? Is there that much money flowing into GOP coffers that no Republican will act? …

Crimes Against Humanity matter most — Yesterday, Politico reported that now a majority of U.S. House Democrats support an impeachment inquiry. Last month, I wrote about why not to impeach Trump based on Mueller. In short, my belief is, since the Senate will not convict on Russiagate, the entire exercise will help Trump more than hurt…

If Sun Tzu, author of the 2,500 year old Art of War, was alive and in Democratic politics today, he would oppose impeaching Donald Trump. And in the cliché du jour, Nancy Pelosi gives a masterclass on his approach. There are roads which must not be followed, armies which must…