The Greatest First Week in Presidential History

We’re just a few days into President Trump’s second term and already we can say this is the best presidential term of the 21st century. It’s enough to make this political cynic giddy with excitement for what the next four years hold.

My political cynicism is deep and is based on long years of disappointment in our politicians and our political system. This cynicism began in force all the way back in 1996, when the Republican Party treated the presidential nomination like a retirement gift, handing it to the uninspiring and totally forgettable Bob Dole. His lack of enthusiasm for defending conservative principles helped shape my pessimistic political outlook.

George W. Bush got me a little excited in 2000, but the eight years of his disastrous presidency (anyone remember his nomination of Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court?) only deepened my distrust of politicians. Other than Ron Paul and a handful of others, no politician has given me reason to change my pessimism, distrust, and cynicism; it has only been reinforced in the years since.

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