President Trump gave a powerful and honest inauguration speech.  He spoke plainly and directly.  He did not say any phony, useless John McCain “let’s reach across the aisle” blather.  Nor the usual drivel that we will make the world safe for democracy, which makes for stirring sound bites but results in American military casualties as in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan. He reinforced the points of his agenda.  Defend our borders, strengthen our military, make our allies pay their fair share of their defense costs, bring jobs back, keep jobs in America, reduce taxes, education reform, defeat radical Muslim terrorism, and make our cities safe.  The premise underlying the agenda is to do what is best for America, not what is best for foreign countries. This is not isolationism, but a welcome departure from the Wilsonian belief that it is our job to intervene in the affairs of other nations to impose democratic government. President...(Read Full Post)