On Nov. 7, 2016, Democrats were predicting the collapse of the Republican Party following a civil war within the center-right partisan ranks. The day before the presidential election, the political left was demanding Trump and his band of supporters pledge their acceptance of the election’s outcome. Weeks earlier, procedural acts used by Republicans like the Senate filibuster and working in opposition to the president through Congress were deemed “obstructionist” while demands were made to get things done.
Before the Nov. 8 election, Barack Obama’s use of his pen and phone to take executive actions was deemed necessary and appropriate. Before Election Day, this was equated with honoring the will of the people and nothing short of racism if anyone opposed him.
Now, those perspectives have been reversed. The efforts to delegitimize President Donald Trump are viewed as honorable by Hollywood-led protests. Last week, America watched as protesters spat upon Gold Star family members attending the American Legion’s tribute to Medal of Honor recipients at the Veterans Inaugural Ball. Now, the flow of executive orders being signed in front of the media for all of America to see is deemed overreaching and dangerous.
Politics attempts to justify standards that benefit various partisans. True. But the current state of hypocrisy has reached shameful levels and validates those who just supported an outsider, anti-establishment candidate in the biggest political upset in our nation. Politics in both parties is forever changed by the voice of Americans tired of smooth political talk.
Folks supporting Donald Trump had grown tired of lawlessness. Whether seeing open borders permitting illegal immigrants to walk across to access public schools, health care and taxpayer-funded services or the riots disguised as protests against our law enforcement, average Americans sought law and order.