"America is watching!"

In Spectator USA, Roger Kimball writes,

Can any modern president — no scratch that — can any president ever in the history of the republic boast a more stunning record of achievement in his first two years than Donald Trump? I cannot adduce one.

...In a speech that will surely enter the history books, the president put forth the choice in stark terms: ‘greatness or gridlock,’ ‘vision or vengeance.’ He called on Congress to get behind a long list of legislative initiatives to help America. ‘Look at the opportunities before us,’ he said in his peroration. Will we choose to be ‘defined by our differences’ or have the courage and good will to transcend them?

The ball is now in the court of the Democrats and their spokesmen in the mainstream media, the academy, and the lamentable NeverTrump sorority. I understand that they will be unhappy as they digest this remarkable piece of oratory. Even the white-clad ghostly feminists had to stand and applaud at some of the president’s remarks. How that must have hurt Nancy and Chuck.

But the age of hyper-partisanship may be drawing to a close. Of course, differences will persist. Differences are the fuel of politics. But shared goals are its motor. Donald Trump’s vision of a united country working for the common good was a powerful message powerfully expressed. What will his opponents choose? It’s up to them. Play ball, or play bawl. Which will it be? America is watching.

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