Foreign policy appointments.

Trump's foreign policy appointments so far (Waltz, Rubio) are less bad than my worst expectations, and might even be considerably better. If their policy preferences prevail (a significant if, as Trump has a history of feuding with advisors), Trump will not fully sell out Ukraine. Hard to predict exactly however, as both of them have simultaneously said Biden is not doing enough, while also saying US aid should be contingent on the Europeans doing more (even though their aid levels are actually comparable to ours relative to GDP), and that aid should be tied to the totally unrelated US border issue. There's even the chance of actual improvements in Ukraine policy (Waltz has at times suggested Biden should lift restrictions on Ukraine's use of weapons), though I consider this less likely than either moderate deterioration or being about the same as the status quo.

By contrast, the immigration policy appointments (Miller, Homan, Noem) are totally horrible. It's exactly what I expected. But being "right" about this doesn't make me feel any better.

Obviously, people with policy views different from mine may differ on one or both of the above. As most of you know, I'm a Ukraine hawk and an opponent of nearly all immigration restrictions.