I’m sure everyone has been waiting on pins and needles to hear my take on Trump’s speech last night. Uh, right.

I watched his speech last night from start to finish and my #1 take-away…Trump is a masterful politician. Yup, he knows how to play to the crowd and to the cameras. He knows all the buttons to push…good and bad. He knows how to gin up a crowd and play to people’s emotions. Trump…a consummate politician.

My favorite moment of the night…

“The United States has sent hundreds of billions of dollars to support Ukraine’s defense.” Then Dems clapped in support of the Ukraine/Russian War and the hundreds of billions sent to fund that war. “You want to keep it going for another five years,” Trump shot back before singling out Senator Warren. “Pocahontas says yes.”

If you remember, it was Warren that claimed she was native American when there is zero DNA in Warren to back up that claim.

No doubt Trump has upset the apple cart in his first 40 days in office. Most of which I am thrilled to see. Slashing the federal workforce is fantastic!! Let’s get it down to about 20% of what is was under Biden. Finding waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer hard earned money is amazing!!! Let’s cut the federal budget by at least 3 – 4 trillion dollars! Reciprocal tariffs is just common sense and will help American companies and workers like never before! Yes, there may be some issues and pain along the way, but reciprocal tariffs is a great long-game move.

I am 100% in favor of border security…and I mean SECURITY!! Sending the military to the border is exactly what they should be doing and should have been doing all along…protecting America. What I am not in favor of are the border patrol checkpoints located away from the border. These are nothing more than “Papers pleaze! Show us your papers!!”

The “Privileges and Immunities Clause” of the United States Constitution guarantees the right to freedom of movement of US citizens within the United States. And that right has been upheld for 150 – 200 years through various Supreme Court cases. But for some reason the Federal government, in its quest to establish a police state, has ignored those rulings and the Constitution.

Let Border Patrol finally do their job…ON THE BORDER! And they can keep their freaking hands off US citizens inside the US. Better yet…eliminate Border Patrol and return the job to the US military.

The most discouraging part of the speech appeared multiple times during non-political moments when Trump was recognizing people for their sacrifices, loss, achievements, and special circumstances. For the most part the Dems were silent in their behavior…shameful!

I am going to back track for a moment…here is my replacement #1 take-away…

The United States is irrevocably split…the US Empire is fractured to the point of no return. Granted, Trump may give back some much needed glory and prosperity to the old USA, but he can’t save it. Why? Simple…the Republican and Democrat parties…our two party system. President George Washington saw it over 200 years ago and warned us against splintering into a two political party system. We, citizens of the US, ignored that warning and we are speeding down the path of our destruction. And history has proven there is no exit ramp for our destruction. Sadly, there is no desire of either party to even look for that exit ramp…they are both too concerned, too dedicated, too obsessed with their lust for power and money.

More than ever there is a need for all good people to decide who they are, what they believe in, and then follow through with those convictions. Political parties and politicians, are not the answer, they have never been the answer…and never will be. We have been repeatedly warned for nearly 300 years that government is not, and never has been, the answer…government is the problem.

For 200 years the following has been true…

“That government is best which governs the least.”

But there is actually more to that quote that is often left out…

“That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves.”

Is that possible today? Of course not…the political parties and politicians have seen to that.

By figuring out who you are and what your principles are gives you the ability to discipline yourself…and become self-reliant. And self-reliance…well, it is the goal is it not.

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