(Inauguration 2017: the day of whine and roses)

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Twelve noon. 20 January 2017.

In a peaceful transition of power … except for sullen, pouty, adult Democrats in Congress, who stayed home holding their breath and stomping their feet … Donald John Trump becomes the 45th President of the United States. And, to the surprise (or disappointment) of many, Earth did not stop spinning.

As we’ve learned over the last year or so, Mr. Trump, born on 14 June 1946 in Queens, New York City, is an...