So here we are, a month from President-elect Trump’s inauguration. The pros and cons have been flying thick and fast, and there have been voices saying that we should “give him a chance to govern.” We should suspend our judgment and criticism, waiting to see what he’s going to do. I addressed the issue of Christian citizens’ responsibilities in a post I wrote the day before Thanksgiving: “What Is a Christian’s Obligation to Government?”
I will point out, once again, that had the Democratic nominee won, her every move would now be scrutinized and parsed unmercifully by Republicans and conservatives.
Any admonitions to “let her have a chance to govern” would be met with utter scorn. So why is it any different for the person who did win? He is showing every day that the person he was on the campaign trail is the same person he is now. There’s no need to wait and see. We can see already.
I have posted a fair number of articles from David French, a writer over at the conservative news outlet National Review for whom I have the greatest respect. The day after the election he wrote an article titled “May God Bless President Trump.” This was a remarkably generous piece for him to write, especially in view of the fact that he was a NeverTrumper who paid a huge price for his opposition to Trump.
So I think he’s earned the right to be heard when he writes, as he did yesterday, that it is becoming more and more clear that Trump’s campaign was one giant con. Sure, we’re getting some cabinet picks that aren’t too bad, and one, General Mattis, who is by all accounts an excellent choice. Sure, we may get one decent Supreme Court pick. (One, folks. Was it worth it?) But in the end, the whole campaign was about Trump, not his desire to serve this country. And there continue to be huge concerns about Trump’s ties to Russia, concerns that could be at least partially quieted if he would release his tax returns. Which I think is fair to say he will never do.
Here are some takeaways from this excellent article:
We are one month from inauguration day, and it looks like the Donald Trump revolution is already almost over. In its place is a globalist establishment led by a rogue tweeter.
It’s almost as if Trump said what he needed to say to win the election, without regard for the truth or the consequences. Imagine that!
But you can also count on him to blur the lines between his business and his administration, because money is in his self-interest. And he’ll likely keep tweeting like a Breitbart blogger, because that has served his political interests beautifully, at least so far.
It’s as if the people stormed the Bastille and set up the guillotines, only to find their leader feasting with King Louis. It turns out he was a member of the ancien régime all along
French also has some very penetrating commentary on Rex Tillerson, Trump’s pick for Secretary of State. My husband and I plan to write to our Colorado senators, one Republican and one Democrat, and urge them to vote against Tillerson’s confirmation. Drain the swamp, indeed!
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