The Political Page, T+346 -- January 3, 2018

Scott Adams: great, great column, putting things into perspective. The list:

• candidate Trump told us he would be the first non-politician to win the presidency; done
• common wisdom that US recognizing Jerusalem as capital of Israel would be a huge problem; minor problem at most
• experts said Trump should not mess with Iran; looks like the protestors weren't listening to the experts
• experts said China would never help squeeze North Korea; North Korea now sounding "flexible"
• common wisdom that US would not put Pakistan on notice; Trump just did -- instead of sending Pakistan pallets of unmarked billions in dollars, will withhold funding
• experts said withdrawing from Paris Climate Accord would be a catastrophe; epic cold snap closed out 2017
• couldn't get tax bill passed; did that, too

The possible he gets done quickly; the impossible takes a little longer.

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First Gene Therapy Introduced

From CNBC:

The first gene therapy in the U.S. now has a price tag: $850,000 for the one-time treatment, or, more specifically, $425,000 per eye for a retinal disorder.

This is huge. On so many levels.