BY RUSSELL TURNER
STRIKE WHILE THE IRON IS HOT
Throughout my life I have heard the old expression about striking while the iron is hot. From my understanding it refers to making horse shoes. In the old days every community had a blacksmith to keep the wagons repaired and to keep shoes on the horses that had to pull them. Blacksmithing was an essential art in its day; it was a trade that was in huge demand. A blacksmith had the ability to take raw metal and forge it into a molten glob that could be manipulated into something useful. The key was to hammer and stretch the metal before it became too cool and not pliable. If the blacksmith wasn’t fast enough, he would have to start all over and reheat the metal and try again. From what I have seen, the art of politics and blacksmithing have some common traits.
On a national level the Republican Party had control of both houses and the presidency; while President Trump has been able to push through some of his agenda, people in his own party slowed progress on several issues. One issue that affects all of us is the Affordable Care Act more commonly known as Obamacare. It is a sad fact that Obamacare is still the law of the land and more than likely will remain for the next couple of years. Fortunately Trump was able to get rid of the personal mandate part of the law, but with the Democrats in charge of the House of Representatives there is little to no chance of getting rid of Obamacare. Already the Democrat leadership has laid out a plan to attack all of President Trump’s policies such as tax cuts, reducing EPA restrictions, etc. I feel that the majority of Americans support protecting our borders; at the same time the liberals are advocating having an open border system with no protection for the American citizens. What we can expect is a complete gridlock, while that may sound bad it could have been much worse. If the liberals had taken control of the House and Senate the liberals would have owned the government instead of just having their foot in the door.
Before the election the mainstream media was salivating about a so-called blue wave that would indeed take over both houses, but one thing happened. The liberals showed their true colors in the Brent Kavanaugh confirmation hearing. It proved the old adage about giving a fool enough rope and he will hang himself. When the liberals start their vendetta against Trump the American people will be able to get a good look at what they are all about. If it had not been for the Kavanaugh hearing I am sure that the Democrats would have captured many more seats. I hope during the next 2 years the American people will see through the biased media and manipulation of the left. It will be a while before this nation will be able to strike while the iron is hot; the liberals will have a chilling effect for at least 2 years.
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