Soooo you got a new President...

[lwaters]

After he finds out whats really happening in the world he will turn in to another simple minded gray headed old man. Like the ones setting on the stage. I was looking at alot of these old politicians we have and man they need to be put in a rest home. Paul Ryan looks to be the only one that is young enough.

 

[sestoppelman]

I did like his speech today, I thought he was tough guy speech but one that really brought home how we are all Americans.

Most of my liberal friends are in denial, sad, pissed, etc etc. I am really happy, and though he is a flawed candidate, I felt he was the best for the job given the state of the country. I also think as hunters we have someone on our side, and not just going to give us lip service.

You have liberal friends??

 

[sestoppelman]

After he finds out whats really happening in the world he will turn in to another simple minded gray headed old man. Like the ones setting on the stage. I was looking at alot of these old politicians we have and man they need to be put in a rest home. Paul Ryan looks to be the only one that is young enough.

The rain man cometh...

 

[Divernhunter]

Now we have a much better man in the office that the POS anti-American we have had for the last 8 miserable years. The good thing and the thing that scares the heck out of the old political mill is he owes nobody anything.

 

[Roan]

Ok. So overall you guys are happy.

Hope he delivers what you expect.

I like him get a no bullshit, take no prisoners feeling from him.

 

[Clayton]

I don't worry much about his popularity rating right now. Doing the "right thing" is frequently not the popular thing. My hopes are he will just do the right thing. If nothing else he's already made me feel proud to be an American again.

 

[lwaters]

He cannot be anyworse than Hillary but man how do these old bastards hang in there.

 

[LivingTheDream]

You have liberal friends??

I do, at least I used to, they don't really hang out anymore and they cry a lot. But it is always nice to see how far removed from reality they are. It was a good laugh for a while just to randomly say Benghazi and watch them panic.

 

[David Middleton]

The folks in America who are paying taxes are happy. The 50% who are not paying any taxes or who pay only taxes on their stocks are very very unhappy. This was a Redneck rising and as a businessman he has brought in professionals from the real world to be in the cabinet not just political hacks and big money givers. The country and world will quickly feel the effects but it isn't going to be popular for the countries that have been getting free stuff from America for nothing in return. The press is dead when it comes to the political power they held thanks to twitter and the fact he just doesn't consider a reporter to be on level par with the POTUS. Police and military are hugely supportive. He is the first US president who carries since probably Teddy Roosevelt or Andrew Jackson so I think our gun law debacle is over for awhile. Yesterday he just put everyone in Washington and big city that the party is over and commonsense is back in a big way. I knew he was going to win when I had friends in Pennsylvania who were in there 40s and 50s who had never registered to vote in their lives were going out to pig roasts and horseshoe tournaments to get others interested in voting. When you give a large group something for free to help them in hard times they start to believe those thing are their right to have. If you can't possibly continual to provide that free stuff anymore they rise up because you are not fair, racist, deplorable etc. Trump and anyone who helps or supports him will always be treated that way by the 50% but are willing to take it because if the trend was to continue our major cities would start to resemble Mexico City, Joburg, San Paulo and many others that appear to be out of control. Try walking through San Francisco or Chicago with your wife and small children it isn't safe. You pay taxes for safety foriegn and domestic offered by your government free stuff comes from surplus and 20trillion debt would say there isn't a surplus.

 

[SHOEDOG]

I think the biggest danger is suffering permanent hearing loss from the high pitched liberal whining.
I celebrated the inauguration by purchasing another Remington 700 in 35 Whelen
While Trump is far from perfect he is far less imperfect than HRC and hopefully we will see some push back on the crazy PC policy in this country that we have suffered for the last 8 years.
Just tell your liberal friends(if you have any) that the next eight years will fly by..........................

 

[firehuntfish]

Trump is a polarizing figure, so the mood in the country depends on where in the country you're talking about. The coastal states that Clinton took along with the few midwestern states are certainly still not happy. As mentioned above, many of them are still in denial blaming the Trump win on anyone / anything but Clinton and the DNC.

For those states that Trump won, well they're still quite pleased, after all he just started the job so nothing to gripe about. The mood a couple weeks ago in Dallas at DSC was definitely much more upbeat. That was to be expected.

I thought his speech was almost Reaganesque in that he has tapped into how much of the country is feeling. Perhaps not all, but much. In the end I think he's a populist president, a 3rd party candidate who just happened to run as a Republican. If he is successful he will I think have changed politics in this country in a big way. If he's not, it will be a return to the old RNC/DNC establishment.

I think you summarized the overall situation best, as you often so eloquently do Phil....

Regardless of whether or not President Trump won, the fact remains that our country is still undeniably divided, and that is what I find so personally troubling. I cannot recall a time in my life when I have seen almost exactly half of the citizenry so divided not only politically, and ideologically, but culturally as well. Furthermore, it's not a mild division of policies or ideologies just a few ticks right or left of center... It is a chasm of division from opposite ends of the spectrum. We literally have a 50-50 population split that has "night and day" views of this country, the world, and the USA's role in all of it. I just don't ever see Trump winning the hearts and minds of the far left no matter how much success he has. Nearly half of this country thinks we should be borderless, and that being proud and patriotic is racist. You can't fix that mindset.

The bad news is that the last time in our country's history we were so divided, we fought a war over it. The good news is that in looking at who makes up the majority of the left, I don't see much of a will to work much less fight. When you think the world is supposed to be rainbows and unicorns, you usually don't have the stomach for a fight. A few of these naive kids have the will and energy to commit a few random acts of anarchy and violence, but I feel they would quickly disperse when some heads get cracked and asses land in jail. We will see If President Trump will get serious and re-empowers law enforcement as promised. Or, will he continue to look the other way as the previous "community organizer" did.

Like most here, I am cautiously optimistic. However, President Trump cannot complete his aggressive agenda on executive order alone. It will be interesting to see how establishment DC works with him when the reality sets it. I hope that one of his first acts includes trading New York, LA, San Fran, and Chicago to Mexico for the Wall....

If nothing else, it actually did feel good to be an American again yesterday. I suppose that makes me a deplorable racist, xenophobe, and a homophobe in the eyes 50% of the country.

 

[Royal27]

I hope that one of his first acts includes trading New York, LA, San Fran, and Chicago to Mexico for the Wall....

He won't do that. Trump believes in fair trade and would never try and screw Mexico that badly.

 

[Philip Glass]

I am on cloud 9! Obama damaged me personally in so many ways and I don't want to dwell on them but just suffice it to say a lot more than just the lion permit!
I believe Trump will do what he has done his whole life. That is hire the best people and strictly hold then accountable. This is how he is a billionaire.
That said real change will only come with the complete elimination of Laws and Government agencies. The repeal of the ESA would a nice step for us hunters and ranchers!
Regards and Cheers to a bright future!
Philip

 

[PHOENIX PHIL]

I think you summarized the overall situation best, as you often so eloquently do Phil....

Regardless of whether or not President Trump won, the fact remains that our country is still undeniably divided, and that is what I find so personally troubling. I cannot recall a time in my life when I have seen almost exactly half of the citizenry so divided not only politically, and ideologically, but culturally as well. Furthermore, it's not a mild division of policies or ideologies just a few ticks right or left of center... It is a chasm of division from opposite ends of the spectrum. We literally have a 50-50 population split that has "night and day" views of this country, the world, and the USA's role in all of it. I just don't ever see Trump winning the hearts and minds of the far left no matter how much success he has. Nearly half of this country thinks we should be borderless, and that being proud and patriotic is racist. You can't fix that mindset.

The bad news is that the last time in our country's history we were so divided, we fought a war over it. The good news is that in looking at who makes up the majority of the left, I don't see much of a will to work much less fight. When you think the world is supposed to be rainbows and unicorns, you usually don't have the stomach for a fight. A few of these naive kids have the will and energy to commit a few random acts of anarchy and violence, but I feel they would quickly disperse when some heads get cracked and asses land in jail. We will see If President Trump will get serious and re-empowers law enforcement as promised. Or, will he continue to look the other way as the previous "community organizer" did.

Like most here, I am cautiously optimistic. However, President Trump cannot complete his aggressive agenda on executive order alone. It will be interesting to see how establishment DC works with him when the reality sets it. I hope that one of his first acts includes trading New York, LA, San Fran, and Chicago to Mexico for the Wall....

If nothing else, it actually did feel good to be an American again yesterday. I suppose that makes me a deplorable racist, xenophobe, and a homophobe in the eyes 50% of the country.

While I wanted an outsider for POTUS, Trump wasn't my first pick. But in the end he is now President and I hope he is wildly successful and leads our country out of the malaise it has been in for far too long.

He is a man used to being in charge and when you don't deliver for him, he will be rid of you. Our system of gov't is not designed to work this way, it is in fact designed to not work this way. I'm sure President Trump understands that, but I do wonder how he will work within that framework.

As I think is the condition for all Presidents, his ability to make things happen will hinge on the economy. The USA managed to make it out of the dark days of the housing and subsequent banking collapse of the mid 2000's. But we've not fully recovered the economy to what I'd call a robust state. Obama leaves office with a technically low unemployment rate, but that number is deceiving if you don't take into account the near 4 decades low labor force participation rate.

If Trump can improve the labor force participation rate in a meaningful way, the economy will improve dramatically. If that is the case, the American people will be behind him and Congress will have to follow his lead.

We shall see.

 

[sestoppelman]

I hear its snowing very hard in DC today, about a half million "snowflakes"! LOL!

 

[gizmo]

For the first time in a long time I'm proud to be American again. Yesterday was a good day. I have hope and optimism for the future. Fact of the matter was we had two choices, Trump or that lieing criminal bitch Hillary. Is Trump a perfect person, no he's not, but show me someone who is short of Jesus himself. He was certainly the only choice once he won the nomination. I actually feel he will do well. At least I have confidence that if he says he's going to do something he's damn sure going to go down fighting trying.

 

[Rick Cox]

If he is half as good as he says he is he'll be 'uge.

 

[Rick Cox]

For the first time in a long time I'm proud to be American again. Yesterday was a good day. I have hope and optimism for the future. Fact of the matter was we had two choices, Trump or that lieing criminal bitch Hillary. Is Trump a perfect person, no he's not, but show me someone who is short of Jesus himself. He was certainly the only choice once he won the nomination. I actually feel he will do well. At least I have confidence that if he says he's going to do something he's damn sure going to go down fighting trying.

Your pride is dependent on who is in power?? Sad.

 

[Brent in Az]

After he finds out whats really happening in the world he will turn in to another simple minded gray headed old man. Like the ones setting on the stage. I was looking at alot of these old politicians we have and man they need to be put in a rest home. Paul Ryan looks to be the only one that is young enough.

Paul Ryan is part of the establishment problem. Swamp slime. He kisses the rear ends of lobbyists and big money donors.

 

[gizmo]

Well @Rick Cox after the demoralizing 8 years with that socialist piece of trash weasel Obama. Ya pretty hard to be prideful when our nation was the laughing stock of the world.