Collins will say in tonight's debate that she didn't vote for Trump and often disagrees with him. But she voted with him 95% of the time. In any school in Maine, a 95 on a test gets you an "A". So whatever she says, Collins gives the president an "A." '.

Jimmy Carter would have been 102 today. He was a brilliant and decent man and a better presidenr than recognized at the time. I am proud to have helped launch a broader reassessment of him —warts and all—in my 2020 bio, “HIS VERY BEST: Jimmy Carter, a Life.”

Actually, the next president should tone down the ballroom and use it for winter state dinners. But it should otherwise be a community center for the children of Washington.