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Amid the wide spectrum of analysts assessing the first year of Donald Trump presidency, I thought I'd weigh in with some thoughts on how that grading process is going.

Let's stipulate that most Americans left-of-center are experiencing some degree of despair. I feel their pain. In fact, I felt it directly during 16 of the last 25 years, when I too had to endure presidencies I did not vote for.

Predictably, there are also Trump loyalists who give him straight As on everything, with no demerits for the occasional unfortunate tweet or the stray moment of decorum beneath the office.

That's not me. While I am beyond pleased to welcome the most conservative agenda since President Ronald Reagan, I have not been a fan of some of the chapters that have required me to say "That's just Trump being Trump." The presidency does not need unforced errors like the recent vulgar remarkabout other countries, if he actually said it.

But here's the phenomenon of the moment: a lot of conservatives are so discombobulated by their stylistic gripes with Trump that they are blind to what has happened in one short year: the achievement of more conservative goals than virtually any other 2016 GOP candidate could have dreamed of.

My initial choice was Sen. Ted Cruz, on the logic that he would dismantle the Obama agenda with the skill of a surgeon. It now seems that what was needed was not a scalpel but a sledgehammer. Trump is that sledgehammer, and he has delivered magnificent blows to our punitive tax system, our suffocating regulatory state and to the political correctness that endangers religious freedom. And that's just for starters.

Those blows have claimed some collateral damage. His behavior has not always been mannerly. His words have not always been well-chosen. His methods have not always been conventional.

But if I were to allow that to mitigate or even outweigh the sheer joy of this first year's results, I'd be out of my mind.

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The White House Press Office in Exile, otherwise known as the tabloids, is in full Trump-boosting, Clinton-bashing, Obama-blaming mode this week.

The president, who has previously lamented the injustice of the National Enquirer being deprived of the Pulitzer Prize it so richly deserves, should be pleased with the rags immolation of Michael Wolffs political bestseller Fire and Fury, with a cover headline branding it a Book of Lies!

Staffers think prez is dumb. FALSE! screams the Enquirer's front page. His ego is out of control. FALSE! Hes hated by his own family. FALSE!

Not satisfied with demolishing Wolffs reporting, the Enquirer claims that the book is part of an attack on Trump orchestrated by Puppet Master-in-Chief Barack Obama! Wolff is part of the Obama hit team chosen by America's last president to undermine Trump, claims the magazine. And to prove its point, the Enquirer sent audio and video tapes of Wolff for stress analysis, and concluded Michael Wolff is lying throughout. Well, you cant argue with science.

Sister publication the Globe dances like its 2016 all over again, with its cover story about Bill and Hillary Clinton's alleged "$365 million bribery scandal at the Clinton Foundation under the headline: "Were Guilty!" Inside, the story reveals: Crooked Clintons Confess!"

But its not just Bill & Hill freely admitting their life of lies Trump nails Clinton confession, the Globe crows. Did Trump grill the Clintons in interrogation rooms under bright lights? Hardly.

As the FBI mounts a new probe into possible pay-to-play politics by the Clintons and their Foundation, the Globe claims that the Clintons sought a plea deal to make the whole ugly business go away and that Trump ordered the Justice Department to make no sweetheart deals, making good on his promise to lock up the crooked Clintons.

Two quick points: (1) discussing a plea deal is far from a confession, and (2) since the probe is only days old its unlikely that the Clintons would consider a plea deal before knowing whether the investigation has even dug up any incriminating evidence. The report sounds more like wishful thinking by the Globe team of psychic reporters.

The fantasies continue in the Globe with Camillas Deathbed Revenge! claiming that Princes Charles wife is secretly negotiating a mega-bucks deal to tell all in a blockbuster TV interview! Her aim? . . . to bring down the royals before shes killed by liver cancer. Another couple of quick thoughts: (1) Youre not on your deathbed if youre seen walking around quite happily at the Royal Familys Christmas Day church service, and announcing plans to visit a brewery in Wales later this month; and (2) as Ive noted before, Camillas diagnosis of liver cancer appears to have been missed by the combined ranks of Britains Royal press corps, clearly lacking the psychic skills of the Globe paranormal reporting team.

The tabloids are back to their usual prognosticatory feats with their latest death watch stories. TVs Jeopardy host Alex Trebek, who recently underwent surgery to remove blood clots from his brain, has just 9 weeks to live! claims the Globe. Start the countdown. Lets not forget Nick Nolte, given just six months to live 18 months ago.

Meanwhile the Enquirer claims that Val Kilmer given just months to live more than two years ago now has less than 12 months to live as cancer spreads to his brain docs fear. Docs fear? Thats sloppy, even for the Enquirer. They usually claim that friends fear a celebrity is ill, which they can get away with because friends" arent medical experts. But doctors? They know if cancer has spread to the brain or not.

Michael Douglas knows he could pass away at any time, an unnamed source tells the Enquirer. Shocking. Couldnt we all?

Meghan Markles Wedding Dilemmas dominate the cover of Us magazine, which details the brides 11 agonizing decisions. These make first world problems seem trivial: What tiara will she wear? Will her dad walk her down the aisle? Who will design her dress? The one question they dont address: Who cares?

People magazine devotes its cover to TVs former Today show host Ann Curry, who breaks her silence and opens up about the pain of leading the Today show. Okay, how much did it hurt? It hurt like hell . . but Im stronger now. Good to know.

Fortunately we have the crack investigative team at Us magazine to tell us that Alessandra Ambrosio wore it best, that actress Elsa Patakys worst habit is eating doughnuts, that Xscape singer Kandi Burruss carries lipstick, perfume and deodorant in her tote, and that the stars are just like us: they pump gas, buy toilet paper, and eat lunch. Enlightening, as always.

The National Examiner once again brings us the weeks best headline: E.T. Stole My Virginity! in which David Huggins, aged 74, of New Jersey, reveals a VERY close encounter he had as a teen. Huggins claims in a new documentary that he not only lost his virginity to an alien, but that he fathered dozens of alien hybrid children. She had a very nice body, says Huggins of his extra-terrestrial lover. Sounds about as plausible as everything else in this weeks tabloids.

Onwards and downwards . . .

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January 17, 2018

Michelle Obama celebrates turning 54 today. While it is unclear how she is spending her birthday it is quite possible she is enjoying her best life ever!

This is Michelle Obama's first birthday since leaving the White House so we have no official reports on how she is spending her day but sightings have her strolling on the beach in Miami joined by an entourage of Secret Service members, former White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett and Malia Obama. This is just the latest in Mrs. Obama's activities that lead us to believe that she is leading her best life ever! Late last year we saw her hanging with Chance The Rapper along with young leader from across the country as she and former President Barak Obama kicked off the Obama Foundation Summit, an exchange of ideas exploring creative solutions to common problems. The summit was in support of the Obama Foundation, a living, working start-up charity for citizenship. You can find their foundation at obama.org.

Even as Floutus Michelle Obama was having fun!

Late last year she and the former president held their first Obama Summitt in Chicago.

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Nelson has had quite the week and its only Wednesday.

Not only has he been called out by numerous media outlets for his support of offshore drilling back in 2010, but now the Chicago Tribune is reporting today that Barack Obama is planning to hit the campaign trial in 2018.

This has to be welcome news for Bill Nelson, who can reminisce with the former president about their plan to allow offshore drilling, right?

We know that Nelson is denying he ever supported the plan, but as the Tampa Bay Times reported in 2010, Nelson was okay with the idea being pushed by the Obama administration.

On top of that, the Sarasota Herald Tribune even reported that the enviros were real upset with Nelson and felt betrayed by his decision to back the offshore drilling plan.

It will be interesting to watch Nelson untangle his web of lies and navigate a possible visit from Obama, which will only bring his previous support for offshore drilling back into the spotlight.

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Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) was OK with offshore drilling when former President Barack Obama proposed it in 2010.

From The Washington Free Beacon:

Florida senator Bill Nelson (D.) is labeling himself as a career-long opponent to drilling off his states coast, but he briefly dropped his guard during former president Barack Obamas first term.

Nelson, facing reelection this November, was fuming last week after Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced he was reversing plans to open up Floridas coast to drilling and said the decision was made at the urging of Republican governor Rick Scott, his possible November opponent.

Nelson took to the Senate floor to call the announcement a political stunt and brag that hes been fighting offshore drilling since he was in the House of Representatives in the 1980s. He told Zinke in a letter hes fought to keep drilling away from Floridas coasts for decades now and put out a separate statement to reporters portraying himself as the last line of defense for the coasts.

There are no oil rigs off Floridas coast, and as long as Im around there will not be, Nelson said. Weve been at this battle now three decades, ever since I was congressman.

Nelsons opposition to drilling off Floridas coast, however, hasnt been as consistent as he portraysin 2010, he shocked environmentalists when he threw his support behind an Obama administration proposal for drilling 125 miles from Florida.

H/T Free Bacon

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