Nikki Haley, the US Ambassador to the UN, has rather mysteriously resigned her post.  While Donald Trump says this was an expected resignation, word out of the White House was that this was a total surprise, catching many of Trump’s inner circle off guard.  And indeed, the reason behind her departure is something of a mystery, and one that lots of people are trying to deduce.  Whether it has something to do with the recent Supreme Court confirmation or a cut and run to distance herself from the upcoming midterms, her leaving certainly seems like a concern.  While she was undoubtedly a hard right conservative, her voice in the Trump Administration was at least a bit more moderate than some of the people in the inner circle, and she often appeared to be a voice of reason in his ear in regards to our foreign policy. When Trump decides to appoint someone new, it feels almost inevitable that they will be someone who enables his worst instincts, as with the case of appointing Mike Pompeo and John Bolton.  One thing is for sure, this appointment will undoubtedly again show the world how much of a joke the idea of Trump “draining the swamp” really is.