The president and the ambassador

Oh, to be a Connecticut Republican — a San Marino Republican, a Laguna Beach Republican, a Redlands Republican — in the summer of 2019.
You, oh wealthy citrus rancher, oh money manager, oh Taiwanese-born tech guru — could have the world on a string. You sit there in your club chair after work, idly watching “House Hunters” while you tweet out reasonable-enough tropes about national-debt reduction, small and responsible government, humane immigration reform and moder