...yet so obligatory. Stipulated that I cackled insanely first time I heard the news about Ailes's departure. And that the news has the power to make me smile anew even today.

Part one, Fox Will Change, is of course true, and probably in a slightly more moderate direction, as the center of gravity shifts toward other power centers like Shepard Smith.

Part two you heard it here: After the election, Trump hires Ailes to build a rival to Fox News, to promote Trump and his political ilk as assiduously as Fox promoted the Republicans and their ilky Tea Partiers. A challenge to Fox from the farther right almost like being primaried. Will Fox respond by lurching left or right? Stay tuned...