HARRY 'I Learned Nothing' REID, exits stage far left.

It's almost a pity he didn't stay in the Senate, because watching him, Nancy Pelosi, and Keith Ellison manning (personing?) the Democrat's steamshovel would be a joy to behold.

SCHADENFREUDE OVERLOAD: Senate Democrats lament fact Harry Reid’s leaving them powerless to stop Trump nominees.

'FAKE' NEWS: Is it really fake, or is it really real?

BELOW ZERO: Victor Davis Hanson assesses the Obama legacy.

YOU'RE DEAD? There's an app for that.

THE THREAT OF FAKE NEWS: two sources.

POWERLINE'S WEEK IN PICTURES Person of the Year edition is up. My favorite:

But Trump's wall is a close second. Go see them.

SO FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME I threw a few bucks into political contributions. The majority of my candidates won, and from Nov. 8th to date the return on those 'investments' has been about 7400%.

Not quite up to Hillary's 9,900% 'cattle futures' gain, but close.

PEACEFUL TRANSITION? Obama urges soldiers to question Trump’s authority, ‘criticize our President’. After January 20, 2017, of course....