OH I JUST CAN'T WAIT.  CAN YOU? – AT 9:22 A.M. ET:  Mr. Obama announces the future plans for his mouth.  The excitement builds.  From Fox:   

LIMA, Peru – President Barack Obama said Sunday he doesn't intend to become his successor's constant critic -- but reserved the right to speak out if President-elect Donald Trump or his policies breach certain "values or ideals."

Offering a rare glimpse into his thoughts on his post-presidency, Obama suggested once he was out of office he would uphold the tradition of ex-presidents stepping aside quietly to allow their successors space to govern. He heaped praise on former President George W. Bush, saying he "could not have been more gracious to me when I came in" and said he wanted to give Trump the same chance to pursue his agenda "without somebody popping off" at every turn.

But Obama suggested there may be limits to his silence.

"As an American citizen who cares deeply about our country, if there are issues that have less to do with the specifics of some legislative proposal or battle or go to core questions about our values and ideals, and if I think that it's necessary or helpful for me to defend those ideals, I'll examine it when it comes," Obama told reporters.

COMMENT:  No president has probably done more to rip up our values and ideals than Barack Obama.  I fear we will be seeing Jimmy Carter, the sequel.  Quick, my pills!  And if you think you've seen fawning now, wait 'til he's ex-President Obama.  Mount Rushmore won't be good enough.

November 21, 2016