Ed wrote a piece earlier today about his take on the first 100 days of Trump’s second term, and I thought I would throw in my $.02.
After all, everyone expects the “First 100 days” piece, even though the time period is utterly arbitrary. There is nothing special about 100 days other than it being a round number.
Still, the concept behind that arbitrary time period is not exactly stupid–presidents don’t have four or eight years to accomplish what they hope to. They have 1 1/2 years or so, and then–aside from foreign policy–all they can generally do is nibble away at problems and perhaps score a modest victory on the domestic front.
That’s not because of the election cycle, although it mainly is. Just as important is that the entire Washington Establishment takes time to adjust and to put the brakes on any changes they don’t like. Congressmen are a bit…
