During normal times, preparation for a presidential speech to Congress is filled with reports and speculation about what the president says.
There were a lot this week, but the incredible amount of focus in Washington was how Democrats react to Donald Trump.
How many boycotts are there? How do members dress? Will they scream and scream, or will they march in an organized protest?
In the end, that wasn't a problem.
They were sad and shrunken, especially after one of their main stogues, Rep. Al Green of Texas, repeatedly suspended and moved out early.
He was a lucky man. Their Dems came out of the water like fish and waved their stupid little paddles, showing nothing but resisting what Trump said or did.
Political wilderness
Calling them clown shows is an insult to the clown. They won a trip into the political wilderness, and Tuesday proved that they were not yet ready to emerge as constructive opposition parties.
Meanwhile, the presidents they hate are disliked to play shows because of their age. The modern-day prime minister's commander grabbed the reins of power with such a surge, and did not bring about such immediate consequences. True to the form, Trump was not embarrassed about saying that.
Mixing his success, especially at the border, with moving respect for the widows and families who lost loved ones to crime, I couldn't help but think of the title of Tom Wolf's novel, A Man in Full.
We are witnessing the president at the top of his game. With clear confidence about himself and his agenda, he held a masterclass in President's leadership with an age speech.
In most cases, a 90-minute political speech will feel like eternity. At the hands of Trump, it felt like an adventure of pace through the dreams, hopes and tragedy of those living in the most important nations on the planet.
Trump at that stage is not just the dominant figure in American life. In six weeks, he put our country at the heart of the world and made America important again.
Certainly, this is not the way left-handed media explains it. They come off the knife, pick all the loose threads, calling him a liar and even worse. They carved out everything he said and didn't say it.
it doesn't matter. The train leaves the station and the dogs can bark everything they want.
Reflecting what I consider to be a separate president from his first term, Trump has admitted that the tariffs he is imposing will cause some rough spots.
“Tarrant me,” he said. The trade wars can be messy and are the charms that hit me with proper and need.
The wise Zelensky
Similarly, he was graceful about his feud with Ukrainian President Voldmir Zelensky, as Zelensky came to his senses and realized that if he lost American support in the war with Russia, his country had no prayers.
Europe is a great second level of support, but it cannot fit America's strength and strength.
The entire episode is a clear example of Trump's persistent Russian-Russia hoaxes and despite political fallout, Trump is still stuck on his gun.
It was a stupid idea that was actually unfounded. For one thing, Trump campaigned to end the war and was not likely to fall in line with Joe Biden's policies.
Another, if the deals Trump was offering to Ukraine, if fully implemented, would have led to a ceasefire and perhaps lasting peace.
Zelensky, who laid eggs on dems like Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut, almost blew it away by refusing to sign the terms. He now says he's going to do it and Trump appears ready to move forward.
As for the Democrats, there was a moment Tuesday when they seemed particularly embarrassing. Trump said how Biden and Senate Dems argued that new laws were needed to close the border.
But Trump said in a deadpan way, “It turns out that all we needed was a new president.”
Half of the room rose with intense applause.
The other half had no answers.
The other half had no answers. So far, one achievement for them has been to reserve all members of the Congress.
It injects a bit of drama into the home vote, especially if the GOP margin is thin.
But having a period of opposition is almost equivalent to political life, but it is rare for the whole party to desperately seek to be related.
That's where Dems are. They are irrelevant because they are not standing for anything except they are against everything that Trump is meant to be.
It has no future. Their sad performances on Tuesday night proved that they had learned nothing.
