I think there’s plenty of reason to express those sentiments and thoughts there.
I have never seen a Congress go against their own party though.
Congress wasn’t even in Reagan’s pocket for much of the time, but he was able to move them toward his agenda. That’s not to say he didn’t pay a price for it. The budget took a serious hit even though he doubled the federal income. Trouble is, Congress time and a halved his income increases.
Congress will go along with Trump. He has won the will of the public, and they’ll pay heavily if they don’t. They may whine, but they know it.
I have the deepest admiration for Reagan, but we would do well to remind ourselves of how he did what he did.
Reagan decided to win the cold war without a war - he was completely committed to it. To accomplish this he had to work with Tip and Foley so he agreed to deficit spending (even as he grew revenue). Prior to his Presidency we did not have the deficit spending model - it’s was “beans or bullets.” He told them if you will give me bullets I will give you beans. He accomplished the unthinkable and brought the Bear to its knees without war and for that we owe him an eternal debt of gratitude.
The failure came after Reagan because congress enjoyed the money and everyone was happy because they did not have to make hard decisions and the constant deficit spending model was born and congress is addicted to it.
The next President will inherit a crushing deficit and the economic reset that will occur when the Fed finally raises rates. It will be a bumpy ride and the rats in congress will fight tooth and nail to preserve what they have built no matter what. The deficit is far beyond anything that Reagan and those of his era could have imagined. The bloated government and government programs are far beyond what we had coming out of the Carter years.
Reagan got what he wanted because he gave them what they wanted. I don’t think Trump will have that luxury nor does he have that personality. He is a businessman and he has some great ideas to cut spending. I would respectfully submit that it will be an epic battle and war because the Reagan model won’t work.
We have the votes in congress, but that is predicated upon us finding a speaker and Senate Majority leader who will push his plan. We don’t have that right now and it is unlikely we will for the first two years. I don’t see anything about the GOP in congress that gives me hope. They are for the most part a bunch of milquetoast “go along and get along” types with little fire. They were swept into power by the TEA party and they have not cut spending by a dime.
My prediction is that it will be full on war for Trump to implement his plans and “our side” will be fighting him too. I look forward to that fight!