SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – AT 11:56 P.M. ET: 

READY TO GO – AT LAST – FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER:    A moving truck was seen on Wednesday parked outside the White House, where President Obama will live and work for just two more weeks.  The truck was parked on West Executive Avenue, a street inside the White House gates and situated in-between the Eisenhower Executive Office Building and the West Wing.   I hope it isn't hijacked by Hillary.

DEAL WITH IT – FROM AP:   MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Ford Motor Co.'s cancellation of plans to build a $1.6 billion auto manufacturing plant in San Luis Potosi has sounded alarms across Mexico.  Even as the country is being rocked by rowdy nationwide protests against a Jan. 1 gasoline price hike, the Ford news led the front pages of Mexico's most influential newspapers Wednesday, and they tied the development directly to President-elect Donald Trump.  "Trump leaves Mexico without 3,600 jobs," read the headline on El Universal. "Ford's braking jolts the peso," said Reforma, referring to the Mexican currency's nearly 1 percent slump following the news.  No one wants to hurt Mexico or its workers, but our American workers need help, and Trump is providing it. 

I'VE HAD IT – I solemnly announce that I have given up watching CNN, except for the monitoring that I must do as part of my work.  The outlet has essentially collapsed as a news-delivery operation.  It's anti-Trump all the time.  Bad Trump.  Evil Trump.  Racist Trump.  CNN's sendoff to Barack Obama was a documentary lovingly presented by pundit Fareed Zakaria, who was also an adviser to Obama.  No conflict-of-interest there.  None at all.  And CNN's bias champ, Carol Costello, has a morning show that could easily have been produced by the Democratic National Committee.   CNN's ratings have deteriorated, and the reason is pretty obvious:  your ratings go down when you lose half your audience before you even go on the air.  CNN had shown some improvement in recent years, and they still have some quality reporters.  But the slant is too obvious, and they've traded in their credibility for a seat at the leftist table.  Unless there are major changes, I think they're cooked.

January 4, 2016