I am breathless, humbled and excited — Christmas morning excited. I’ve been around for a long time, and I’ve paid attention to politics ever since Eisenhower, but I’ve never seen anything like Trump’s opening gambit. I had no idea any human being could maintain the pace The Donald is sustaining and still look like he’s having fun. And I didn’t know how much fun it would be to watch the leftists whine — is there such a thing as too much schadenfreude?
I’m in a state of delighted, yet humbled shock, humbled because I had become accustomed to the turtle-like lumbering of government that I gave no thought to the possibility such a blitzkrieg could ever happen. This is the first lesson I’ve learned from Trump:
Lesson #1: One can be both realistic and optimistic at the same time. There’s nothing pie-in-the-sky about our president; he isn’t a dreamer absently wishing for success. He’s doing the work — he’s been doing the work for eight years. It’s obvious now that he wasn’t sulking while Old Joe was napping in the Oval Office. Trump’s been planning. He’s been rehearsing. Those EOs were all ready and waiting. He’d already chosen his cabinet — and a better lot could only have been assembled with much effort and divine guidance. Trump is loaded for bear, but he’s confident he can charm that bear into submission.
Lesson #2: There is no box. It’s not that we must look outside the box — that implies that the limitations are real. Evidently, they aren’t. Greenland?! What? Gaza? Where did that come from? Panama had scarcely been mentioned, and Rubio has already made progress. And I thought we had so many problems here that I never would have thought to take on yet more. I must swear off the negativity. Canada too?! Wow.
Lesson #3: Have no fear. I realize that I had been nervous about the Left’s reaction to the deportations. Yes, they’ve done a little marching around, but they merely look puny and silly. Their congressmen look stuttery and scared. As they should. Terrible things have happened on their watch — things that have enriched them and lined the pockets of their friends and relatives and hurt millions. So why were Republicans worried about offending the Left? Why were we scared? Homan has just reported that crossings of illegals at the southern border is down 93%. South American governments have agreed to absorb many of those we’re deporting. Gitmo is opening to house the worst of the illegals. We’re only two weeks in. The Bible tells us hundreds of times not to be afraid. Look what can be accomplished when one refuses to fall into that pit. Trump has every right to be afraid; they’ve tried to do such evil things to him, yet he doesn’t even flinch. When will I learn?
https://pacificbible.edu in southern Oregon. She teaches writing, logic, and literature. She can be contacted at 1window45@gmail.com
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