Donald Trump: The Forty Fifth President of The United States

Donald Trump's inauguration as the 45th President took place January 20, 2017 and begins a new era for this generation.  The President's beginning shows no resemblance to President Obama's beginning eight years ago as Obama's approval rating on inauguration day was 80% compared to President Trump's 35-40% according to the latest two polls this week.  The President will also start his administration with many of his appointments not yet sworn into office.  

President Trump also enters office with a conflict of interest because he has yet to completely divorce himself from his business interest like past Presidents have done so they can commit their time only to the country and its people's business.  In fact, the President still wrongly claims he can handle both jobs.  So the President's beginning is not a good one or a united one.  And because of his past extreme comments and behavior he also enters office as a tainted President.

So now President Trump has some serious decisions to make and the status quo is unacceptable.  The blame game now stops at his desk and his childish tweets have to stop.  He also has to release his tax returns so the people can see for themselves the financial dealings of Mr. Trump who from the beginning never planned to release them.  His latest remark on the subject matter was the self serving statement, "the voters don't care about my tax returns."

President Trump will now have an official record of progress or regression, depending on which one he chooses.  His campaign promises are still out there and when his first tern is completed an official tally will be available and the people will be able to judge his administration.  In this writers judgement there are many dark clouds hanging over the President, made possible by his own hand, especially concerning Russia and Putin.  

Will the future under President Trump turn out to be a rainbow.  That is the first thought that comes to this writers mind.

This commentary written by Joe Lorio

The Administration of President Obama Comes To An End

President Obama's eight years in office ended January 20, 2017 and history will judge his administration's accomplishments well as he leaves Washington on a high note.  His latest job approval rating is at 60%, almost 30 points higher than former President George W. Bush when he left office eight years ago.  The economy, jobs, the country's fiscal house, unemployment, wages are in much better shape than when he took office.

The President has kept America safe and there was no major terror attack on American soil directed and carried out by any foreign terror group.  When John McCain ran against Obama during the 2008 Presidential election he said over and over if Obama was elected Al Queda would strike America.  He tried the fear tactic, a favorite of the republican party.  John McCain owes the President an apology for that personal attack.

President Obama has kept our country out of harms way free of unnecessary wars.  And with our allies, established a treaty with Iran to control that country's nuclear military ambitions.  On the Q.T. even Israel's intel people are saying the treaty is working.  The federal deficit is down from when President Obama took office.  It was up when Bush left office compared to the balanced budget President Clinton left him.

The Affordable Care Act insured 16 million of the uninsured and will continue to be a successful program regardless what the republicans do because the best parts of the Act are sound and can not be replaced.  The republicans will end up saying they made it better but have no record of honesty.  One of the great failures during Obama's eight years was the failure of the news media to talk about Obama's accomplishments that were taking place on a regular basis.  Instead, the news media preferred to air the negative attacks of the republican party and their divisive actions.

This writer predicted success for the Obama administration early after he was first elected and was right on target.  The economy, jobs, lower unemployment, a reduction in deficit spending, keeping America safe.  It was predictable and it happened.  And yes, no matter how you slice it, democratic administrations are better than republican administrations for taking care of the country and its peoples business.

Thanks Mr. President for a job well done and good luck to you and your family in your future endeavors.


This commentary written by Joe Lorio