#12 - Your Math Lesson for the Day: -1+1+0=3

You may not know it, but you had a good day yesterday.  You just need to do the math. 

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Yesterday, President Trump picked Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster, as his new national security adviser Monday, calling him “a man of tremendous talent and tremendous experience".   Putting aside for the moment, the fact that Trump overuses the word "tremendous" when he speaks, by all accounts, McMaster is a solid choice for the roll.  McMaster is known for his intellectual pursuits, receiving a PhD in history from the University of North Carolina (which, as an avid Tar Heel fan, will make my brother-in-law happy), and he wrote a book taking the military to task for aspects of its public posture during the Vietnam War (which, as a teen in the sixties, makes me extremely happy) .  

This means, that no matter what your political tendencies are, this is a win for you, so you just scored a point (+1). Nice.

Simultaneously, McMaster replaces Trump's controversial selection of Michael Flynn for the NSA role, who for the record was previously fired by Barack Obama, and who lasted, let me think, what was it, a week? two? with Donald Trump before promptly being fired by him, for playing a little too much footsie with the Russians, before the movie even started, when they were still doing the preview of coming attractions and you left to go get popcorn.  Jettisoning the guy who some Republicans had doubts about going in, is a good thing.  We all gain here.   

Now this is where the math gets a bit tricky.  You see the -1 here is just your basic "addition by subtraction".  So, you just scored another point (+1).  Wow, you are on a roll now

But, I save the best for last. Despite the fact that there were small demonstrations around the country yesterday, claiming that Donald was "Not My President"' our 45th president somehow stayed off of the Tweeter yesterday, and just, somehow, someway, was able to ..... let it go.  Hard to believe, I know, but for everyone in the country, it was like a breath of fresh air on an early day in Spring. Why it was almost, dare I say it, presidential!   This, coming on the one month anniversary of Trump's inauguration and on Presidents' Day no less.  By taking no action here, i.e.  +0, you just scored your third point (+1) !  

There you have it.    -1+1+0=3

Damn it, man.  You are on fire!