The first Presidential speech to
Congress by Donald John Trump was masterful. In clear, calm tones
infused with a compassion seldom seen by many, oozing with heartfelt sympathy
for one of our fallen soldiers, Trump took command of this nation’s psyche
making sure we all understand he is in charge. So here is the
dig.
For the nation, hold on tight. We
are going for a roller coaster ride like none before; however at its end, many
will want to go again for more. To the nation, the Trump challenge
was—listen to the people too many consider “deporable” and heed the U.S.
Constitution. To the Republican Party confusion is rising to the
surface as to whether he will follow its mission and intent or will he
Trumpatize it in his likeness.
Donald John Trump in his
congressional speech articulated in a clear determined voice his vision for the
nation. Even the black women in my beauty parlor understood as had
Wilson Carey from North Carolina's Caswell County in 1864 that the focus on
immigration which many would like to ignore, deprives citizens of jobs and
services which are theirs first. Begrudgingly many African
Americans have to acknowledge that our communities need to be better and student
options for choice have the potential to help many rise up.
To scared Republicans and Democrats
as well as media mavens and others in the throes of losing power, it is
abundantly clear that all bets are off the table. They will be
judged by their successes and truths told to the people. Being the
closer for trade negotiations and taking them into his own hands can give the
nation under Trump a different leverage to act immediately instead of months of
haggling. Rebuilding a military perceptibly gutted though without
a war to fight could be more about jobs than wars. Bringing back
jobs which will likely be taken over by robots in the near future will force
rethinking work, especially for those lacking major skills potentially in eSTEM
(English, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). The
trillion dollar Infrastructure wish list will be a joke if its priority isn’t
fixing the over 30,000 unsafe bridges in the nation. Trade,
Education, Infrastructure oh my! Where is the money coming from?
The Trump Challenge is to heed the
Constitution by not expanding unfunded mandates and adding others which though
desirable for some, such as child care, are not the government’s
responsibility. Trump’s eyes must be forced to also see we need to
breech gaps on inclusion and fairness in a nation adrift in an increasingly
widening gap between the rich and the poor. We must not only keep
the faith but restore it by a secure opportunity nation where all
are free to be what they want to be.
Ada M. Fisher, MD, MPH is a licensed
teacher, retired physician, former county school board member, speaker, author
of Common Sense Conservative Prescriptions Good for What Ails Us Book 1
(available through Amazon. Com) and is the NC Republican National
Committeewoman.
