And frankly, it seems to me that the easiest and most peaceful way to avoid the worst of Trump is to encourage the best of Trump. He has to do something, and he

And frankly, it seems to me that the easiest and most peaceful way to avoid the worst of Trump is to encourage the best of Trump. He has to do something, and he doesn't seem to particularly care what, so let's keep him busy. Already, he's announced several populist, nonpartisan goals which have been slapped down by Congressional Republicans. They're tame, approval-building pieces of legislation and they're infinitely more appealing than most of his campaign focuses. If Trump wants to spend a year and a lot of political capital forcing through a sensible infrastructure repair bill, I will be writing letters to help him do it. We could fight him at every turn, but I think we'll all be better off if we decide what we can support and make that an easy path to take.