We on the far right of the ideological spectrum have questioned whether President-elect Donald J. Trump truly has the political will to fight for the pro-conservative and free-market platform he campaigned on since his candidacy was in its infancy. At many points throughout the campaign he has seemingly pivoted on a number of issues from immigration enforcement to the original blueprint of his tax reform package.
With a growing team that can only be called politically inconsistent and growing sentiment that perhaps his best political trait may be pragmatism, the skeptics are already losing faith that he will fight as hard as he campaigned once he's sworn in come January.
At his famed speech in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, mere weeks before the election, he outlined what was up to that point the clearest explanation of what he envisions for his first 100 days in office. It was a powerful speech highlighted by detailed policy initiatives that carried a pronounced conservative slant. In the week since he won the election, many have taken his comments regarding some of the elements of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) as a post victory flip-flop on one of the central issues of the campaign. With premiums set to skyrocket in 2017 and many insurance companies intending to abstain from participating next year, his words are being interpreted by many as a precursor to more of the same in D.C.
This election, like most others, was among other things a referendum on the state of the economy. With little to tout as positive regarding the Obama economy, the left naturally turned to demagoguery as its failed weapon of choice in 2016. In the end the people choose Trump as the man best qualified to fix the problems of our increasingly indebted and fiscally irresponsible nation.
Trump was immediately hit in the gut by the Republican house with H.R. 985, the Concrete Masonry Products, Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2015. Now sitting in the Senate for approval, this bill would grow the cost of building projects like the southern border wall and the Keystone Pipeline, giving congress a manufactured conservative and pro-green energy argument in the next midterm. This seemingly double pronged attack against the president-elect can be orchestrated by progressive legislators committed to open borders on behalf of their cronies in Commerce.
I’ve always said that the most difficult issues we face often have the easiest solutions. I believe the 4 steps to positive economic growth that Trump needs to focus on are repeal of Obamacare or reform that eliminates the employer mandate, Immigration enforcement, Trump’s proposed tax reform and deregulation plan. and entitlement reform.
One of Trump’s most loyal surrogates has been former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. He was one of the driving forces behind welfare reform in the 90’s under President Clinton. Having him “in the room” would provide a wealth of knowledge to Trump in executing significant change to a heavily abused entitlement system that contributes to our debt and deficits. Immigration enforcement plays a key role here as well due to scarcity of jobs for lower skilled Americans competing against lower cost illegal labor.
The scarcity of new, high paying jobs being created by the private sector can be tied to Obamacare, labeled a job killer throughout the Republican primary by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), and excessive taxation and regulation. President Trump needs to fight these battles the hardest along with easing the regulation on the healthcare industry in order to make healthcare more accessible and truly affordable.
Obstruction by congress will only lead to a mid-term election where this opposition to the president’s agenda can lead to the loss of at least the Senate to the Democrats. The Republican congress needs to support its president or potentially feel the wrath of voters in 2018.
Julio Rivera is an entrepreneur, small business consultant and political activist. He contributes to RightWingNews.com and NewsNinja2012.com, and had previously covered boxing and baseball for the now defunct "The Urban News" in his native Paterson, N.J. For more of his reports, Go Here Now.
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