Unpresidented

     I voted for Trump. I did not want to, because he comes across as an arrogant jerk. I would not have wanted to converse with him at a party, even less at a family reunion. But I liked the things he stood for. Now I am glad I voted for Trump. His term so far has been an unprecedented presidency, so unlike the previous ten presidents of my lifetime. Most presidents spend their entire first term trying not to keep their campaign promises. That appeases the people who did not vote for him into thinking he is not so bad. And it motivates his supporters to elect him to a second term so he can finally fulfill them. Trump governs like a man who is not worried about a second term or a political career. He is a businessman and has, from his first day in office, gotten down to the business of keeping his campaign promises. Naturally, he has been thwarted in this by obstructionist Democrats, who have done everything but throw a tantrum on the Capitol floor, and by amnesiac Republicans, who forgot their campaign promises the instant they were elected.  Trump has governed like a CEO trying to rescue a failing enterprise.
     And we were failing. We were failing to be the land of opportunity, where free education and hard work bring success, because we forced the industrious to provide the same lifestyle for the indolent. We were failing to hold oppressive regimes' feet to the fire because those nations knew our ominous words were not backed with military might. We were failing to protect our own citizens from criminals and terrorists disguised as immigrants because our president refused to secure our borders or even name our enemies. We were becoming more racially divided than in Jim Crow days. And all these failings would have continued had Hillary been elected, except we would have exchanged accusations of racism for accusations of sexism. Jokes about the president, long the staple of late night comedians, are no longer on the hate speech list.
     I see Trump's election as a sign that God has not given up on our country. Not because Trump is a godly man, but because he has chosen to be surrounded and advised by godly men. Frankly, I would rather follow a fool, advised by godly men, than one who would rule with a phone and a pen. (I so badly wanted to post that on Facebook, but I want my testimony there to be about Christ, not politics.) I am no longer afraid North Korea will nuke us in our beds. And if they try, they will only do it once. NATO is beginning to understand America will not continue to subsidize their all expense paid ride. The economy is improving so much that liberals are getting tears of frustration all over their stock portfolios. Our southern border is becoming more like a turnstile and less like a sieve. And I just realized last week that, though I don't understand the complexities of tariffs, I trust Donald Trump to do the right thing. Yes, I like buying inexpensive products, but it might be a nice change to buy something not Made In China. I TRUST DONALD TRUMP. I never thought I would say that about a politician. But then, he is not a politician. He is a business man, and a unique, unprecedented president.