Promises, Promises

 News media are detailed in their coverage of the incoming president's choices for his senior staffers.
   But his reaction to criticism from commentators borders on and often passes the level of threat.
   Threat, you say? Against the news media? Pshaw. That's not a threat, some insist. Rather, it's a promise that others must talk nice about him or go to jail.
   They will not pass Go, they will not collect a bonus, and they will lose their license to do business, especially in journalism.
   It matters not what the Constitution says. The president will suspend it, as he has warned. Keep in mind, however, that it will only be for Day One.
   That's what he promised, his followers insist.
   But will he keep his promise?
   What's his history of keeping promises?
   History is only a story, some remind us, and it's a word borrowed from the French l'histoire.
   Meanwhile, this question remains: What will the news media do about his threat to shut down any and all outlets that dare to criticize what he says and does?
   Perhaps that includes us, and others who use a public forum to discuss issues.
   We'll deal with that issue when and if it happens.
   Even so, the threat exists.