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This was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal; this was the moment when we ended a war and secured our nation and restored our image as the last best hope on Earth." Democratic nominee Barack Obamas victory speech on June 3 2008
Thankfully the 2016 presidential election shattered" heir apparent Hillary Clintons White House prospects; perhaps forever. Mercifully that means no Clinton promised Obama third term". America has finally been liberated from these twin progressive scourges. His was an utterly failed record: defined by divisive rhetorican almost Messianic cult of personalityand delusions of grandeur. (Specifically Obama desired to dismantle the goodness embodied by apple pie" Americanism.) On the other hand hers is endless lies and scandals (strongly suggesting lawbreaking and corruption). Today America is in far better hands but only in relation to the grizzly alternative. Clearly shifting from a dogmatic leftist ideologue to a populist outsider is an improvement. Yet what remains is the unyielding quagmire of beltway elites (of both parties) coupled with Trumps surface narrative of winning".
For Mr. Trumps showiness let us not be reminded of smirking selfie-obsessed Barack Obama. A superficial politician of illusory accomplishments" (and hard leftist transformation who Bill Clinton pegged correctly as an amateur"). Obamathe worst president of the modern agewas defined by a fatiguing number of inauthentic self-congratulatory victory laps (between 333 rounds of golf per CBS reporter Mark Knoller). Whats more egregious his exchange of likely traitor Bowe Bergdahl for five high-level terrorists his U.S. Iran payoff of 1.7 billion or his U.S.-Iran nuclear deal" that wasnt? In every case geopolitical adversaries were coddled and emboldened. Meanwhile Obama claimed legacy-defining successes" while America suffered domestically and receded further from relevancy on the international stage.
One hopes that the election of a real winnera billionaire capitalist epitomizing the American Dreamwill not follow suit. Indeed doesnt such a person know the difference between Obamas show business tenureand brick and mortar substance? Unfortunately thus far that remains to be seen. Specifically the ObamaCare Lite Republican" health-care bill such as it is finally squeaked by the House of Representatives. As it still faces the daunting and uncertain hurtle of passage in the Senate its hardly a done deal. Therefore why did President Trump recently declare victory in the rose garden flanked by a phalanx of clapping smiling GOP flunkeys? Obviously pro-American deal making is necessary. Yet isnt the devil in the details? Why are they being glossed over by this president in the same careless manner as the disastrous last one?
In fairness Donald Trump has quickly discovered that confronting the status quo (read: draining the swamp") of the beltway bubble is a Herculean task worthy of that demigods twelve punishing labors. This progressive/RINO new budget compromise" funding the government through September is a measure precisely antithetical to the new presidents priorities. Why then do they bankroll Americas primary abortion provider Planned Parenthood? (For context this organization was founded by Hillary Clintons hero Margaret Sanger: an unapologetic racist and eugenicist. Thus the reason its overwhelmingly found in minority neighborhoods is no mystery.) Likewise the GOP supposedly opposes sanctuary cities. Yet those lawless enclavesthat regularly endanger local citizens lives (read: San Franciscos Kate Steinle killed by a repeatedly deported illegal alien)are fully funded too. Arent Congressional Republicans supposed to be pro-life in all its guises?
Related to criminal border jumpers and the unnecessary cost of lives what of Trumps pledge to build a U.S.-Mexican wall? Of the Republican response Breitbart astonishingly reports:
The fine print in the bipartisan 2017 budget plan includes several paragraphs designed to prevent Donald Trumps deputies from building a border wall with the reserve cash routinely stored in agency saving accounts."
So theres zero allotted to the meaningful construction of a long overdue physical barrier? By comparison contrast that to the $295.9 million funneled to bail out Puerto Ricos bankrupt Medicare system. How is giving more money to island wastrels a good idea? Isnt that the definition of flushing good money after bad? What does this two-faced Republican majority actually stand forbesides themselves?
How else does one explain their intentional disregard of President Trumps election-winning agenda? Hence a long-standing political pattern emerges from the murky bowels of the political swamp. In practice Nancy Pelosis priorities are indistinguishable from Paul Ryans. Put simply theyre all entrenched Washington swamp creatures"! Remember when this newly minted House Speaker promised a fresh start"? Right out of the gate what did he deliver? He rubber-stamped the progressives 2 trillion dollar budget! Todays budgetary expenditures are just more of the same.
Paul Ryan and his weak-willed ilk habitually capitulate to Democrats despite their leadership" position. Then amazingly victory is universally declared. Both sides crow about something good sounding" at first blush. Yet ultimately their shortsighted choices are unmistakably detrimental in the well being of future generations. You know those yet unborn left to pay the tab of their irresponsible largesse. In truth what are these out of touch elitists really doingbesides rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic (read: the iceberg thats Americas escalating 19.9 trillion dollar debt)?
Speaking of the massive whats a bigger ego-trip then being a U.S. president? Still Mr. Trump must resist Washingtons insulated grandiosity. (A temptation so vulgarly indulged by his preening predecessor.) As a lesson Ronald Reagan never engaged in such self-glorifying impulses. In this regard he should consider William L. Jenkinss words as a template:
President Reagan always gave the credit to the American people and American ideals. He treated his job as a valuable temporary loan from the American people a loan that should be respected and returned with dutiful appreciation."
Thanks to the ballast of the intractable D.C. swamp the country remains in economic dire straits. That fragile state is equally due to spineless establishment Republicans and obstructionist spendthrift progressives. For lasting success Mr. Trump needs to continue to champion sensible conservative policies. That means bringing needed doses of main street reality to heedless establishment power. Specifically Congress should be held accountable with the veto the bully pulpit and at the ballot box. Echoing Obamas absurdist practice of prematureor completely unwarranted self-serving wins"is a worthless photo-op. As valid as the ex-presidents campaign hype that he could heal" the planet or control" the rise of the oceans. Thats the stuff of patients typically found in mental wards. Or is it the decision-makers in Congress? By their results and popularity who can tell a difference?
Average citizens have had enough of swamp creatures: especially their hollow claims of victory". That much is clear. Despite our elected officials rosy proclamations rank and file Americans arent close to experiencing legitimate wins. Thats a vital distinction President Trump must make for hisand Americasenduring success. Its the only standard that means anythingand the only way to secure the future of our teetering nation.
Elitist egos and mindless waste define Washington politics/caption
This was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal; this was the moment when we ended a war and secured our nation and restored our image as the last best hope on Earth." Democratic nominee Barack Obamas victory speech on June 3 2008
Thankfully the 2016 presidential election shattered" heir apparent Hillary Clintons White House prospects; perhaps forever. Mercifully that means no Clinton promised Obama third term". America has finally been liberated from these twin progressive scourges. His was an utterly failed record: defined by divisive rhetorican almost Messianic cult of personalityand delusions of grandeur. (Specifically Obama desired to dismantle the goodness embodied by apple pie" Americanism.) On the other hand hers is endless lies and scandals (strongly suggesting lawbreaking and corruption). Today America is in far better hands but only in relation to the grizzly alternative. Clearly shifting from a dogmatic leftist ideologue to a populist outsider is an improvement. Yet what remains is the unyielding quagmire of beltway elites (of both parties) coupled with Trumps surface narrative of winning".
For Mr. Trumps showiness let us not be reminded of smirking selfie-obsessed Barack Obama. A superficial politician of illusory accomplishments" (and hard leftist transformation who Bill Clinton pegged correctly as an amateur"). Obamathe worst president of the modern agewas defined by a fatiguing number of inauthentic self-congratulatory victory laps (between 333 rounds of golf per CBS reporter Mark Knoller). Whats more egregious his exchange of likely traitor Bowe Bergdahl for five high-level terrorists his U.S. Iran payoff of 1.7 billion or his U.S.-Iran nuclear deal" that wasnt? In every case geopolitical adversaries were coddled and emboldened. Meanwhile Obama claimed legacy-defining successes" while America suffered domestically and receded further from relevancy on the international stage.
One hopes that the election of a real winnera billionaire capitalist epitomizing the American Dreamwill not follow suit. Indeed doesnt such a person know the difference between Obamas show business tenureand brick and mortar substance? Unfortunately thus far that remains to be seen. Specifically the ObamaCare Lite Republican" health-care bill such as it is finally squeaked by the House of Representatives. As it still faces the daunting and uncertain hurtle of passage in the Senate its hardly a done deal. Therefore why did President Trump recently declare victory in the rose garden flanked by a phalanx of clapping smiling GOP flunkeys? Obviously pro-American deal making is necessary. Yet isnt the devil in the details? Why are they being glossed over by this president in the same careless manner as the disastrous last one?
In fairness Donald Trump has quickly discovered that confronting the status quo (read: draining the swamp") of the beltway bubble is a Herculean task worthy of that demigods twelve punishing labors. This progressive/RINO new budget compromise" funding the government through September is a measure precisely antithetical to the new presidents priorities. Why then do they bankroll Americas primary abortion provider Planned Parenthood? (For context this organization was founded by Hillary Clintons hero Margaret Sanger: an unapologetic racist and eugenicist. Thus the reason its overwhelmingly found in minority neighborhoods is no mystery.) Likewise the GOP supposedly opposes sanctuary cities. Yet those lawless enclavesthat regularly endanger local citizens lives (read: San Franciscos Kate Steinle killed by a repeatedly deported illegal alien)are fully funded too. Arent Congressional Republicans supposed to be pro-life in all its guises?
Related to criminal border jumpers and the unnecessary cost of lives what of Trumps pledge to build a U.S.-Mexican wall? Of the Republican response Breitbart astonishingly reports:
The fine print in the bipartisan 2017 budget plan includes several paragraphs designed to prevent Donald Trumps deputies from building a border wall with the reserve cash routinely stored in agency saving accounts."
So theres zero allotted to the meaningful construction of a long overdue physical barrier? By comparison contrast that to the $295.9 million funneled to bail out Puerto Ricos bankrupt Medicare system. How is giving more money to island wastrels a good idea? Isnt that the definition of flushing good money after bad? What does this two-faced Republican majority actually stand forbesides themselves?
How else does one explain their intentional disregard of President Trumps election-winning agenda? Hence a long-standing political pattern emerges from the murky bowels of the political swamp. In practice Nancy Pelosis priorities are indistinguishable from Paul Ryans. Put simply theyre all entrenched Washington swamp creatures"! Remember when this newly minted House Speaker promised a fresh start"? Right out of the gate what did he deliver? He rubber-stamped the progressives 2 trillion dollar budget! Todays budgetary expenditures are just more of the same.
Paul Ryan and his weak-willed ilk habitually capitulate to Democrats despite their leadership" position. Then amazingly victory is universally declared. Both sides crow about something good sounding" at first blush. Yet ultimately their shortsighted choices are unmistakably detrimental in the well being of future generations. You know those yet unborn left to pay the tab of their irresponsible largesse. In truth what are these out of touch elitists really doingbesides rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic (read: the iceberg thats Americas escalating 19.9 trillion dollar debt)?
Speaking of the massive whats a bigger ego-trip then being a U.S. president? Still Mr. Trump must resist Washingtons insulated grandiosity. (A temptation so vulgarly indulged by his preening predecessor.) As a lesson Ronald Reagan never engaged in such self-glorifying impulses. In this regard he should consider William L. Jenkinss words as a template:
President Reagan always gave the credit to the American people and American ideals. He treated his job as a valuable temporary loan from the American people a loan that should be respected and returned with dutiful appreciation."
Thanks to the ballast of the intractable D.C. swamp the country remains in economic dire straits. That fragile state is equally due to spineless establishment Republicans and obstructionist spendthrift progressives. For lasting success Mr. Trump needs to continue to champion sensible conservative policies. That means bringing needed doses of main street reality to heedless establishment power. Specifically Congress should be held accountable with the veto the bully pulpit and at the ballot box. Echoing Obamas absurdist practice of prematureor completely unwarranted self-serving wins"is a worthless photo-op. As valid as the ex-presidents campaign hype that he could heal" the planet or control" the rise of the oceans. Thats the stuff of patients typically found in mental wards. Or is it the decision-makers in Congress? By their results and popularity who can tell a difference?
Average citizens have had enough of swamp creatures: especially their hollow claims of victory". That much is clear. Despite our elected officials rosy proclamations rank and file Americans arent close to experiencing legitimate wins. Thats a vital distinction President Trump must make for hisand Americasenduring success. Its the only standard that means anythingand the only way to secure the future of our teetering nation.
David L. Hunter is an Associate Editor at Capitol Hill Outsider and a Newsmax contributor. Hes on Twitter and blogs at davidlhunter.blogspot.com. He is published in The Washington Post The Washington Times FrontPage Mag and extensively in Patriot Post Canada Free Press and American Thinker.