Thursday's Opinions: Obama was indeed transformational, unfortunately

Trump probably won't let Obama go quietly; The American auto industry does not need Trump to stage-manage it; What if Trump is playing Russia like he played the media?; The farewell message Obama wishes he could give: 'You're welcome!'; Cicero used to be boring. With Trump around, he's breathtaking.; Too many medical trials are moonshots in the dark; Trump's great economic guessing game; Stop trying to hush up the truth about election hacking; How can the United States stop North Korea?; Even Dylann Roof should not receive a death sentence; Washington Post cites ‘discussions’ aimed at preventing recurrence of Vermont utility story; Happy Hour Roundup; Three Trump White House staffers to watch; What does Donald Trump really think about health care?; Fox News host propagates Obamacare congressional exemption myth; Republicans ignore Trump’s Russia sycophancy at their peril [Updated]     Mandel Ngan / AFP/Getty Images   George F. Will Obama was indeed transformational, unfortunately The president changed government and the nation but not for the better. Read more » Latest Columns   E.J. Dionne Jr. Trump probably won't let Obama go quietly The outgoing president may have to take stands on progressive values, but he'd be wise to pick his moments carefully. Read more »   Charles Lane The American auto industry does not need Trump to stage-manage it Ford appeared to be cowed into abandoning plans for a Mexican plant after pressure from the president-elect. Read more »   Hugh Hewitt What if Trump is playing Russia like he played the media? Maybe the gloomiest pundits and reporters are as wrong about his capacity to govern as we all were about his ability to win. Read more »     Dana Milbank The farewell message Obama wishes he could give: 'You're welcome!' After eight years of achievements, it must vex the president that more aren't lining up to say thanks. Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Danielle Allen Cicero used to be boring. With Trump around, he's breathtaking. We should all strive for stoic equilibrium. Read more »   Thomas C. Südhof Too many medical trials are moonshots in the dark To find out what goes wrong when a person becomes sick, we need to know how things work. Read more »     Robert J. Samuelson Trump's great economic guessing game Not even the president-elect may really know what comes next. Read more »   Editorial Cartoons Tom Toles Ann Telnaes Republicans show how their replacement for Obamacare is just around the corner The GOP repeals Obamacare and does what? You will soon have a post-existing condition. The Republicans have wanted to repeal Obamacare for years but still don't have their own plan to replace it.   ADVERTISEMENT   The Post’s View Stop trying to hush up the truth about election hacking The Russian angle cannot be ignored, despite Trump's apparent lack of concern. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   How can the United States stop North Korea? Donald Trump's tweets about a missile test launch won't help. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Even Dylann Roof should not receive a death sentence Death sentences are in decline across the country — as they should be. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Latest Blogs Washington Post cites ‘discussions’ aimed at preventing recurrence of Vermont utility story But top editorial officials decline an interview on the breakdown. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Happy Hour Roundup Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion. By Paul Waldman  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Three Trump White House staffers to watch Watch out for Sean Spicer, Stephen Miller and Rick Dearborn. They may be the "playmakers" in the Trump Administration. By Ed Rogers  •  PostPartisan  •  Read more »   What does Donald Trump really think about health care? He doesn't seem ideologically opposed to universal health care. By Greg Sargent  •  The Plum Line  •  Read more »   Fox News host propagates Obamacare congressional exemption myth Says that if the program is so great, why does Congress exempt itself? False premise. By Erik Wemple  •  Erik Wemple  •  Read more »   Republicans ignore Trump’s Russia sycophancy at their peril [Updated] Republicans had better disassociate themselves from Trump on Russia. By Jennifer Rubin  •  Right Turn  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   5-Minute Fix Keeping up with politics is easy now, three days a week. Sign Up »         Share Opinions:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you are signed up for Opinions. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071