Paul Ryan

The left cannot be bargained with; its shock troops don’t listen to reason and don’t care in the slightest that they’re perceived as violent disruptors. They feast on chaos, which I guess helps to make up for the lack of substance they’re able to ingest in matters like the Russia probe.

What at one time was an organ for reporting facts for public digestion now has devolved into a tabloid industry that feeds off of our sick culture’s hunger for bad news. Like Roman emperors, the media gives the people what they seem to crave – blood and despair.

Now that focus returns to domestic policy, plenty of obstruction awaits Trump and conservatives from the left and the establishment center as well. The resistance to change isn’t always partisan and ideological; it will be an uphill battle to truly drain the swamp in Washington.

The Boehner – Ryan policy of governing via continuing resolution means that federal spending remains on auto-pilot, with no opportunity – other than the debt ceiling vote – for conservatives to have any chance of cutting spending.

Our president is going to need help in the days to come. The Democrats will see any increase in Trump’s popularity as a sign they need to ramp-up their vitriolic distracting Russia nonsense. It isn’t about pleasing one demographic group or constituency anymore; it’s all out political war.

The left and the establishment want to be rid of Trump because he represents a true departure from the status quo in Washington. Trump’s budget is proof positive there’s a new game in town. Would Jeb Bush have proposed to drastically reduce social spending?

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Democrats and the media are hanging all their hopes on the unlikely prospect that some damaging evidence will turn up linking Trump to Russia. When it doesn’t happen – and they have to return to talking about the issues – they’ll face an angry public just itching to make them pay.

Sen. John McCain and other RINOs have declared President Trump's budget DOA. This is the kind of “Republican” policy that has federal spending on autopilot while tax collections are at record highs and the federal deficit is also at a record high.

The country won’t improve until Americans call out the media in large enough numbers to not only affect the bottom-line, but also pull the plug on the false assumptions underlying the liberal agenda. Only then will we realize how much is too much.

In the end Donald Trump’s presidency will likely rise or fall with the conclusions of the special counsel on the Russian-meddling investigation. If the case against him is truly as flimsy as it appears on the surface, Democrats are the ones who will suffer the most from pursuing it.

More than anything conservatives need to take a step back from all of this fury, breathe into a paper bag if necessary and try to remember, as the Bible teaches, “This too shall pass.” President Trump will regularly stir up the liberal hornets’ nest, but the people aren’t fooled.

What “evidence” do liberals possess showing that anyone was actually prevented from voting simply by having to produce a valid ID? Where is the “evidence” of collusion to suppress minority turnout? Where is the “evidence” demonstrating that such a plot exists?

As conservatives, we must keep an eye on Trump and the people closest to him. Vigilance is called for. Loyalty is a given, but it will be critical for Trump to not stray too far from where he came from…or he may very well find himself all alone in a room with few friends.

The forces Trump faces are formidable; his frustration must be boiling over. But if he’s unwilling to recognize that the problems he’s encountering are attributable to his embrace of the Washington establishment, all might be lost already. Let’s hope it really isn’t this bad.

Donald Trump the human being is the product of seven decades of learning at the hands of American culture and traditions. He’s so completely apart from every other president – and contemporary politician – that conventional comparisons to the past just won’t stick.

Democrats have gone completely overboard once again on this Comey/Russia/Special Prosecutor matter and people will notice. The truth is out there somewhere and eventually the Democrats will either have to produce a Russia smoking gun or surrender their holster.

If this is the best we can expect from our political system in the era of Trump it’s time to stop mincing words and label the “resistance” for what they truly are – anarchists and traitors. They won’t be bargained with and even when you give them what they want they still act “outraged.”

There are a lot of factors – some known, some unknown – that will drive the 2018 elections. Republicans would be wise to let the Democrat taunts, threats and campaign “advice” go right on by. Stick to their nationalizing-the-election guns and good things will happen.

The creatures in this case are even more formidable than the reptiles in a real bog. Their weapons are federal statues, regulations and the court system as well as an army of self-interested politicians who will say anything to sway public opinion in their favor.