And just how is this Transition thing going to work this time?

[billy.pilgrim]

Something inspired me to read and listen to a bunch of Farewell speeches. Damn, but I miss having a president with some shred of any principle.

Each of these one term presidents gracefully, respectfully and professionally transitioned to the opposition party.
Here's a snipet from all recent one term presidents.

LBJ - "I have received the most generous cooperation from the leaders of the Republican Party in the Congress of the United States, Senator Dirksen and Congressman Gerald Ford, the Minority Leader.

No President should ask for more, although I did upon occasions. But few Presidents have ever been blessed with so much.

President-elect Nixon, in the days ahead, is going to need your understanding, just as I did. And he is entitled to have it. I hope every Member will remember that the burdens he will bear as our President, will be borne for all of us. Each of us should try not to increase these burdens for the sake of narrow personal or partisan advantage.

Now, it is time to leave. I hope it may be said, a hundred years from now, that by working together we helped to make our country more just, more just for all of its people, as well as to insure and guarantee the blessings of liberty for all of our posterity.

That is what I hope. But I believe that at least it will be said that we tried."



Carter's speech is worth reading in its entirely, but the ending spoken by this one term president caught my attention.

"As I return home to the South, where I was born and raised, I look forward to the opportunity to reflect and further to assess, I hope with accuracy, the circumstances of our times. I intend to give our new President my support, and I intend to work as a citizen, as I've worked here in this office as President, for the values this Nation was founded to secure.

Again, from the bottom of my heart, I want to express to you the gratitude I feel. Thank you, fellow citizens, and farewell"


And  Ford, who said in his farewell,
"I will always treasure those memories and your many, many kindnesses. I thank you for them all.
My fellow Americans, I once asked you for your prayers, and now I give you mine: May God guide this wonderful country, its people, and those they have chosen to lead them. May our third century be illuminated by liberty and blessed with brotherhood, so that we and all who come after us may be the humble servants of thy peace. Amen.

Good night. God bless you


https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documen ... ckson-1837

[Vrede too]

A guess: Butthurt loser PINO resigns and lame duck Q-tip handles the transition fairly competently.

[O Really]

Maybe more like this one - Nixon "concession" in 1962...

https://www.cnn.com/2016/10/21/opinions ... index.html