Federal Way crime and drug rates going in opposite directions, Trump says the best retribution against his political enemies will be America's future success, two failures by the Prosecution in the Daniel Penny NYC trial, random thoughts on Charlie Brown Christmas, new data on the lack of in-office federal government workers (in Wash. D.C.),  an update on the mentality of the anti-Trump Republicans in D.C., Syria's dictator toppled by rebels, the (U.S.) bounty on the head of the Syrian rebel group, King Co. GOP moving toward the Semi Bird direction, the worst HS in America (according to Carlson) is in Chicago; BREAKING: jury acquits Daniel Penny in the death of Jordan Neely on NYC subway car.