Joke making the rounds: As part of the merger, the PGA will control holes 1-8 and 12-18. The Saudis do 9-11.
Actually it didn't really. His "electoral victory was a very thin plurality, nothing like a mandate. It was just that his "state" was so not "deep" it couldn't figure out how to stop him from just setting it aside and doing whatever he wished.
if you're a Cure fan, catch them on this tour if you can. Incredible. Not all Cure tours have been equally as good; 1986, 1992, 2004 have been among my favorites, but seeing them in Mountain View at the end of last month, beautiful.