Where to begin

In the aftermath of a sweeping victory, it is hard to know where to begin.

One place to begin is with humility and gratitude. The motto of a youth football league in Durham where I grew up was “Win without crowing; lose without crying.” The Depression era-men who fought in World War II and ran things made darn sure good sportsmanship prevailed no matter the outcome of a mere child’s game.

Republicans nationwide should do the same.

Still, it is hard not to be thrilled ― and relieved at the same time ― with the scope of the Republican sweep on Nov. 5.

Is it the greatest political victory in American history? Everyone who voted for Ronald Reagan in 1980 would beg to differ.

Is it the “most important election ever,” as President Donald Trump has said many times? The unanimous election of George Washington in 1789 set numerous precedents for how the United States was going to be a true representative democracy and not some poor facsimile of the British monarchy attended to by a facile Parliament.

The 1860 election, which thrust Abraham Lincoln into the White House and four years of carnage and strife, was the second most consequential election in our young nation’s history.

However, given the prevaricating nature of the arrogant and overbearing uber-left progressive socialist Democrats, 2024 will no doubt be remembered as the year common sense returned to America.

Gone, hopefully, will be the interminable wastes of time and energy that went into two impeachments of Trump and numerous inquiries into what we now know were false accusations of “Russian collusion.”

If Republicans now in power waste one second prosecuting Hunter Biden or any other Democrat when they should be balancing the budget, defending the border and restoring the economy, they will have learned nothing and deserve to be dethroned in 2026.

Act like you have been in the end zone before. Be real leaders, not political henchmen.

Gone, hopefully, will be the Thought Police of the uber-left who threatened anyone who disagreed with them with jail time, ostracism and cancellation of careers. Feel free to tell anyone what you think, what you believe, who you want to associate with and what you want to write about in public.

They can’t tell you to do otherwise.

The fascists of the left overplayed their hand. America will remember who the real “fascists” were for a long, long time.

Republicans: Make sure anyone who was penalized for speaking out about COVID or gay marriage or any of the left-wing propaganda is exonerated and made whole. Everyone then will know that free speech expression is not only tolerated in America but celebrated.

Gone, hopefully, will be thousands of unelected bureaucrats in Washington brought in as political appointees of both parties since 2000 who harbor political vendettas against Republicans. Trump can command the resignation of every political appointee effective Jan. 20, 2025, at 12:01 p.m. ― and not replace the majority of them.

No one will even notice their absence. Having an excessive number of bureaucrats leads to many of them making up work to do to justify their existence and federal taxpayer-paid salaries and benefits. They become a hindrance to economic progress instead of being a public servant who was supposed to help people achieve their goals.

Trump should issue one final Executive Order to End All Executive Orders (EOEAEO): “I hereby rescind every one of the over 50,000 numbered and unnumbered executive orders issued by previous presidents since 1789” ― and then let Congress pass any deemed essential for our future.

This would reestablish the supremacy of the legislative order and follow our established Constitution. The Imperial Presidency must be put to rest.

House Republicans: Please do not force yet another ridiculous election for speaker of the House. Let Mike Johnson continue as speaker and try to act like a mature governing party for the first time in a long while.

Elon Musk and Trump: Push the hard reset button on government size and reach. Clear all caches out of government computer memory and start afresh to build a government for the 21st century, not the 1930s.

Republicans have a golden opportunity to reestablish its dominance as a political party for all Americans regardless of race, creed, color, gender, sexual orientation or socioeconomic circumstances from birth. From 1865 to 1930, Republicans were seen as the political party that defended the civil rights of freed slaves. The majority of blacks voted for Richard Nixon as late as 1960.

With 46% of Hispanics and more than 25% of black men in some states voting for Trump, the stage is set for the great assimilation of all races into the Republican Party to become fellow defenders of the American ideals of freedom, free enterprise, worship and family.

We almost lost control of America to very progressive, hard-left socialist Democrats for a generation.

Republicans: Don’t screw it up.