[Hoot Gibson]

Though JFK is so highly revered, history usually recalls only one sentence from an otherwise remarkable inaugural address. "Ask not what your country can do for you" In that day we Americans lived under the dark existential threat as posed by the specter nuclear war. A threat BTW which remains just as real, though somehow we've learned to ignore it. A burgeoning Red China had exploded the bomb in 1964, but they could not as yet deliver it and we faced only a nuclear Russia. Some pretty nasty actors have been added to the nuclear list since then, which only serves to greatly intensify the threat. Still we ignore it. We're told by the left that we're safer now than ever. After hearing Trump critics talking about how 'dark' his inaugural address was, I naturally thought of the JFK speech which I believe for the sake of historical perspective, is well worth revisiting. And I can say one thing for sure, Kennedy was not in favor of the US laying down her arms while her sworn enemies were in nuclear build up.
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Both men were lucidly pragmatic and unafraid to call out problems facing the nation. That ability to face reality is the solid foundation upon which true leaders walk. Trump's speech was real and profound, and probably as inspiring as any political speech I have ever heard. ''

But I mentioned Trump's critics. They are the left, (part of which are RINO's) and we should not expect the attacks to ever stop. The reason is the liberal's propensity to self delusion. For the same reason they have steadfastly rejected the deteriorating conditions of the county and the world around us of late, they will reject improvements to same under this administration. For example, since the unemployment rate was north of 10% under their watch, they merely changed the formula used to calculate the rate. If medical costs more than double under their watch, they say it would have been far worse if they'd not stepped in with ObamaCare. With the smoke of an entire civilization still ascending into the heavens, they extoll their foreign policy success. They did exactly the same thing to Reagan, resurging with a vengeance in the Clinton and Obama Administrations. While to their shame, fearful and timid Republicans have been pushed back since the departure of Mr Reagan.

In the end times, men will prefer to believe a lie and though it would seem truth has for a time received a slim margin of national reprieve, but only because the voter has awakened and stood up for truth. It has been said that freedom is a gift bought by the sacrifice of others, but one that must be reclaimed by each generation. America then has distinguished herself once again as the land of the free. And if we're fortunate, we may under God's sovereign will, live to see His Work advanced and actually have something to do with it.

I thought Ted Cruz missed the boat when he distanced himself from DJT, who I believe God has raised up for this time. The privilege he could have enjoyed as VP for 8 years under Trump and President of his own for the following 8 years has been instead given to Mike Pence.

Trump missed the boat when he repeated the insane allegations that Lee Harvey Oswald and Rafael Cruz were close buddies and that Rafael may have been involved in the assassination of JFK. Under the circumstances, anybody with any self respect would have distanced himself from Trump. I was surprised that Cruz ended up campaigning for Trump to ensure that he carried Texas. I am glad that Hillary Clinton lost, but I do not believe that God hand picked Trump to lead the country, any more than he hand picked Hillary Clinton to run against Trump.