Common Sense: The state of Trump
As much as I am in general agreement with President Trump’s policies, I have not always been in agreement with his style or tone. Frankly, on more than one occasion, I thought he was his own worst enemy. Thus, I was pleasantly surprised with the tone and style of his address to Congress last week.
The speech should provide broad strokes on direction and policy. The president should sound like a leader and have a tone that inspires confidence in the government. And a little old fashioned patriotism should be interwoven in the remarks. The president did all that last Tuesday. And the Democrats in choosing their responder – a former Kentucky governor who seemed a bit long in the tooth – did a poor job in making their case.
There was some unjustified criticism of the president for not supplying more details. That would be for a budget address and subsequent release of a budget. This speech will come at a later date.