CenterlineRight: Just As Before…the Page Turns and a New Chapter Begins

America’s voters have spoken and come January of 2027, the government of our nation will change in significant ways. The most significant change will be the fact that President Trump will now have to contend with “numerically-strong but not veto-proof” Democrat control in the House and Senate. How unified and coordinated that Democrat control will be is a very pertinent question. They will hound him and his Administration till the cows come home. No Trump nominees will receive Senate confirmation…including Supreme Court justices. No legislation favored by the President will pass through Congress. Trump will rule by Executive Orders and, if necessary, his presidential veto. It is also relevant to question how unified the Republicans will be in their opposition to Democrat control. That will be required to sustain presidential vetoes. Trump was never really able to get along with the Republicans in Congress. Who knows…he might be better able to get along with Democrats.

Through his arrogance and conceit, he has squandered a fundamentally-solid economy, the legal and intelligent management of immigration, a perfectly-defensible foreign policy, a rational and smart energy policy, a serious reduction in the size and overreach of our federal government, and a full host of social issues favored by a majority (not so sure now) of Americans. His insistence on inserting his preferred candidates into various races…at the expense of more deserving and qualified candidates…has proven to be costly beyond measure. He has sacrificed the current and potential-future prospects of his party in a blustering, self-aggrandizing fashion and will now reap the whirlwind of those actions. The problem is that even though Trump is the fool who invited the deluge in…the entire nation will now have to contend with its potentially-disastrous effects.

Just as it is with all of us, pride goeth before the fall. It seems very unlikely that the Trumpian-Phoenix will ever again rise from these ashes. The story of the next two years has not yet been written, but the story of the last two years is now in the books. In my humble opinion, it is a story of both great achievements accomplished and tremendous opportunity lost. Donald Trump may choose to accept his licking and do the work necessary to finish out his presidency as respectfully and productively as possible; seeking to polish his legacy to the fullest extent. Who knows, he may surprisingly discover the greatly underestimated power of humility. It will be a terrible debacle if he yields to the great temptation of crawling down into the inevitable political mud that will be spread about him in the coming months.

The political cards have now been dealt for the balance of the Trump Administration. The Republican Party must come to terms with its resounding defeat. One can only hope that they can adopt the policy successes of Donald Trump and eject his personal excesses that have wrecked their political train. Bereft of new policy initiatives or specific legislative ideals, the Democrats have ridden an anti-Trump wave of emotion to a new-found position of political power and influence. What they choose to do with this authority will be one of the primary consequential factors as we move into the 2028 general elections and all the dynamics contained therein. Just as the Republicans had their Tea Party moment…the Democrats will now have their DSA moment. Buckle up folks. The next two years are going to be one…wild…ride.

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Just As Before…the Page Turns and a New Chapter Begins

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Just As Before…the Page Turns and a New Chapter Begins