The Time for Speeches

We got the promised four inches of snow last night so I had to clear it this morning.  I didn’t get out there until ten-thirty so I was busy when Trump was sworn in.  After a shower and lunch, I put on the video and listened.

Well, Donald Trump did his thing.  He gave a half hour address and he surely went to town.  I think he touched almost all the bases.  He left out the J6 pardons which did surprise me.  But other than that (and I guess Greenland) he went through the litany of actions and policies that he promised during the campaign.  And I gotta tell ya, it was pretty great.

Now I have to be honest, I do get tired of all the pauses for applause.  They’re not really necessary.  But some of them were justified.  When he said he was going to end government racial and sexual interference in people’s lives I’m pretty sure I gave off a whoop.  And when he said that he was going to restore freedom of speech by putting a stop to all government interference with speech I smiled.  And when he said that there are officially two genders (he meant sexes) recognized by the United States government I think I may have clapped.

He said the government would put an end to the sexual struggle sessions in the military.  And he said he would be declaring a national emergency at the southern border.  He said he will be reinstating the stay in Mexico policy for people seeking asylum.  He said he’s taking the Panama Canal back and he said he’s declaring the cartels terrorist organizations.  He said he’s ending the Green New Deal and the Electric Car subsidies.  He said he’s going to “drill baby drill.”  He said he’s going to restore impartial justice and end lawfare.  And he said that God saved his life to give him the chance to restore America to greatness.

He said everything.  He didn’t take a swing at Joe Biden but nobody’s perfect.

Alright, good.  He got his say and all those applause lines and he criticized his opponents and their awful policies.  Splendid.

But Inauguration Day is one day.  Tomorrow, I want to hear what you’ve done for me lately.  We all went to a lot of trouble to drag our butts down to the Middle School cafeteria to vote for you.  We did that even though we believed there was a better than even chance that the Democrats would steal this election too.  So, we’ve gone out on a limb to look like saps for you Mr. President, so it’s time for you to have your minions sweep up the confetti and busted balloons and roll up their sleeves and actually check off one or two items off of that list of promises you made today.

And how about starting with the J6 pardons?  That’s the one that is most urgent.  These people have been shut away for years for misdemeanors or for nothing in some cases.  Setting them free is the right thing to do and it’s the smart thing to do too.  He shouldn’t wait.  He owes them that.

After that, shut down the FBI.  That’s a no-brainer.  After that just start putting the wheels in motion for all of the stuff that takes time to get moving.  Call up the yahoos in the Senate and get your appointees confirmed and let’s get this show on the road.  The time for speeches is over.

Update:

I saw last night that he did sign pardons for about 1,500 J6 prisoners.  Good.