text: Every move Donald Trump has made so far, including the refugee ban, has been primarily a symbolic gesture of political payback for the Republican base - that 33.33% of the electorate who reliably vote Republican every single time no matter what. There is no consideration given to the remaining 66.66% of Americans who do not comprise the Republican base, and there is a cavalier disregard for the utter chaos that might ensue from the hasty roll-out of ill-conceived, ill-timed executive orders. Donald Trump is clearly making it up as he goes along, and all the people with whom he has surrounded himself are having to go behind him cleaning up his mess like pet owners observing the pooper-scooper law. Actually, that metaphor gives Team Trump entirely too much credit. Unlike responsible pet owners, Trump's people are leaving the mess right where he dumps it so everyone can step in it and let its fetid aroma permeate the atmosphere. Enjoy the stench, folks, it's only just begun.