Things are better than I would have predicted. There are still promises broken and promises left to do, and frankly, some of them are better left undone.
The economy worries me, because the fundamentals are shaky. Corporate debt bubble, college debt bubble, the Fed still hasn't grown any balls and the longer they wait, the worse it's going to be. Trump hasn't done anything to disrupt the economy though, like trade wars, which he practically promised, and that's a good thing. Housing starts are up mostly on the back of cheap money, and as long as people can borrow at a rate near inflation, and beat that rate easily in the markets, mortgages are going to originate. That is a double edged sword. The tax bill was a real aid to businesses both large and small, but increasing the debt is quite troubling from a long term perspective. Spending is still completely out of control.
The military arm of ISIS, such as it is/was is back underground mostly on the air power surge started by Obama and continued by Trump. However we are still in quite a few places around the world where we don't belong, Syria being #1 on that list. We are still funding NATO and the UN, although the UN perspective is hopefully about to change. I really like what Haley has done, but I'm completely unimpressed with Tillerson, he needs to go. North Korea is troublesome and I sincerely hope that Tillerson is replaced with someone who understands the gravity of the situation and has both the balls and negotiating skills to walk that minefield. Trump himself is unsuited for that job and he needs to keep his twitter hole shut on this, and well, everything else for that matter. He really needs a strong competent statesman for SOS.
A lot of judgeships have been filled and Goresuch will be a great addition when he gets his sea legs. I think he will probably suit me more than he does Trump. Maybe the old bat will retire or forget how to find the courthouse, and we will have another seat to fill. That would be awesome.
I get an "I told you so" on domestic spying though. I really can't blame all of that on Trump, but the Republicans have to do much better on that front.
Obamacare is here to stay in one form or another. While ending the individual mandate was a sly end-around, it will have massive (unintended?) consequences. It will, in my estimation at least, just lead to single payer which seems to not be the political evil that it was in Washington when the Dems were in charge. Believe me, a lot of Republicans would vote for it in a heartbeat because it's the Big Government Holy Grail, and the current crop on the hill are not fiscal conservatives, nor are they libertarian. I can't wait to see the spin.
Immigration is one of those promises that will probably go undone, as Trump is already offering DACA up in exchange for the wall. We will quite possibly get both just like we did with Bush. Remember that deal? This one will go as well. In other words, we will get half a wall, the Dems will get amnesty, and comprehensive immigration reform will once again go undone. We can hope otherwise, but I don't see the resolve in congress or the White House.
Anyway, anytime Krugman and Pelosi looks like fools, it's a good thing. Certainly we are better off than if Clinton was in the seat, but we all knew that.