Insolent, irresponsible children occupying choice seats play games with life and death. That was a quick thought that popped up during the State of the Union. As you surveyed the room, a bunch of juvenile Democrats held up signs that shouted “FALSE” in response to Donald Trump’s observations and assertions. Most likely, a brilliant political consultant gave them the idea; or they got it from a family sixth grader. You have no doubt Donald knew this was not the time or place to lie, not with enemy fact checkers drooling over the opportunity to nail him. But what if he did lie? So what? The guy he replaced was (and still is) a world-class liar. Ranks right up there with the best of the best, including her eminence Hillary. Washington D.C. should erect a Liar’s Hall of Fame since that city has more illustrious liars to choose from — more of them than anywhere else on earth. Many of them were in attendance January 4, 2025. Smugly, sullenly, they sat in their assigned seats to repudiate everything Trump offered. They would not even bring themselves to show a speck of sympathy for a bereaved Mother whose daughter was murdered by an illegal alien. Keep in mind that callous disrespect as you face an even harsher reality — 75 million people voted for the leader of the left side of the congressional aisle. They also voted for spiteful lawmakers who silently renounced anything and everything that Trump believes will strengthen them and their country. For them, not one Trump policy had merit. Can that be true? Not one policy? Yes, not one. You see, Matilda, the animosity for Trump is as brutal as the slug that clipped his ear in Butler, Pa. But party hatred wasn’t always the case. For a century, the Dem and GOP Parties competed civilly for power and the perks that go with it. They co-existed — a sort of reciprocal arrangement — to enhance and protect a greedy self interest that could only be sustained by the continued growth of the Federal bureaucracy. Within the past 50 years, this cooperation exemplified the administrations of Carter, Reagan, Clinton and Bush 1 & 2. Even Barack Obama’s radical socialist agenda was no threat to the Beltway inner sanctum. But along came an outlier, an irreverent maverick businessman who blew up the whole shebang. In so many words, he said the Beltway was corrupt to the bone. Naturally, the political royalty went nuts. A hand grenade would have done them less damage. Fast forward. On March 4, Trump outlined the plans for his second term — essentially to roll back political corruption, bury Neo-Marxism and lift up the American people. You studied the left side occupants as he specifically mentioned the border calamity that was brought on by unrestrained mass migration. As he spoke about it, Trump couldn’t miss the deadpan, disinterested smirks. But he couldn’t or wouldn’t choose to do what you silently begged him to do — make steady eye contact and speak directly to the Democrat opposition as if they were the only people in the chamber. Too bad “the rules” didn’t let him say what needs to be said — that their boss was personally responsible for rape, murder, fentanyl and child trafficking — responsible for the killing of hundreds of thousands of Americans. It wasn’t as if Biden, Harris and the Party didn’t see  their mistake and move quickly to rectify it. No. They saw the carnage and eagerly stepped on the gas, confirming premeditation. You wanted Trump to look at the hostile faces and say “every one of you sitting there is an accessory to rape, murder, and drug and child trafficking. As you leave this room, you leave with blood on your hands.” Too bad. It needs to be said. It needed to be said publicly in 2021 by the opposition Party.  It needs to be said by every politician who believes in justice. People still sitting in the seats of power in Washington have played political games with life and death. They have betrayed their oaths of office, engaged in corruption and routinely committed perjury under oath. And the highest court in the land lets them get away with it. Regardless, the State of the Union does have its rules.  So does Congress — 118 Rules comprising a Code of Conduct — also a committee on Ethics. My, my. Tell that to 12 year-old Jocelyn Nungaray’s mom.

P.S. On Jan. 4, the President made a strong case for law & order in America. Your respectful suggestion: Begin in Washington.

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