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<\/a>has already delivered–in the form of many of his cabinet nominations–a very traditional Christmas gift: fruitcakes.<\/p>\nHere’s my list, in no particular order:<\/p>\n
To Kellyanne Conway<\/strong>: Truth serum<\/p>\nTo Hillary Clinton:<\/strong> A do-over<\/p>\nTo Paul Ryan<\/strong>: A spine transplant<\/p>\nTo Nancy Pelosi:<\/strong> A Democratic majority<\/p>\nTo Rachel Maddow<\/strong>: Smug remover<\/p>\nTo Barack Obama<\/strong>: 4 more years<\/p>\nTo Ben Carson<\/strong>: A padded cell<\/p>\nTo Bernie Sanders<\/strong>: California<\/p>\nTo Elizabeth Warren<\/strong>: The 2020 Presidential nomination<\/p>\nTo Sean Hannity\/Joe Scarborough\/Bill O\u2019Reilly<\/strong>: A permanent mute button<\/p>\nTo Trump\u2019s adult children<\/strong>: An ethics gene<\/p>\nTo Rick Perry<\/strong>: Oops, I forgot what I wanted to give him<\/p>\nTo CNN<\/strong>: A kick in the ass<\/p>\nTo FBI Director James Comey<\/strong>: Oh, gee, I have some stuff I’ve been digging up for him, but I’m not sure about the appropriate timing. Oh, wait, I know–I’ll give it to him at time when it will do maximum damage to his reputation.<\/p>\nTo Vladimir Putin:<\/strong> A coup d\u2019etat<\/p>\nTo the citizens of Syria<\/strong>: Anyone but Assad<\/p>\nTo Donald Trump:<\/strong> A come-uppance [hopefully accompanied by a good-riddance]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s play \u201cPolitical gifts I wish I could give this Christmas.\u201d I have compiled a list of things that would give me a measure<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":35589,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2119,476,16],"tags":[808,2501,2875,2102],"yoast_head":"\n
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<\/a>has already delivered–in the form of many of his cabinet nominations–a very traditional Christmas gift: fruitcakes.<\/p>\n