re: So - another campaign speech.

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No harassment of media, more conciliatory. His campaign speeches are more informal and much more interactive with the crowd.

I thought it was good.

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My wife thought it was great - daughter thought it was good.

I was just hoping for something more inspirational - like maybe he had a better vocabulary than he ever showed in the campaigns when he was looking for populist votes. Perhaps something appealing to more than an elementary intellect.

In any event - MAGA - I am extremely impressed with his cabinet and am looking forward to his success in accomplishing all the things he promised.

This does demonstrate that he is not going to give a single frick about PC - the one thing I have always loved about him. I hope that attitude spreads far and wide.

He hit the beats of his campaign speeches, but this was a very different speech and without a doubt his best.

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Don't need to unify.

Obama taught us that.
The Democrats fighting H. W. Bush and G. W. Bush taught us that.

Some reminders from our outgoing president.

A few things he said about Republicans...

"They can come along with us but they are going to have to sit in the back"

"The election is over, we won"

"Elections have consequences"

"I have a pen and a phone"

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I agree with all that - but you can be as ugly as you want in the trenches during the actual fight.

He could even deliver another speech tomorrow where he outlined all that.

But an inauguration speech which celebrates the "peaceful transfer of power" and you have a captive audience of the "other side" is not an appropriate place nor time for a bloody word fight when the other side has no opportunity to respond.

Above all, I want class and decency. This was too much rubbing it in for my tastes.

I do want him to be ruthless when dealing with the DEMs. No quarter - no compromise.

He ended on a fine note however - I fully support all that he said. I am only disappointed in what he didn't say and the way in which he said it.

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The tone was fine, but the emphasis was basically on economic protectionism which doesn't work.

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You and I are in complete alignment

No problem with most of the America First and all the other "scary" USA rhetoric, but I'm not a protectionist.

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I was just hoping for something more inspirational

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You've got to keep in mind that he is not a long time politician. He is a no non-sense business man. So giving fluffed up speeches is just something he isn't going to be apt to do.

But his speeches layout exactly where his stances are, and the vision he wants to layout. He's never going to mince words, because he just isn't wired that way.

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ChineseBandit58

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I must say I've given you a lot of shite through the years, but you've remained pretty objective through this process.

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I agree with all that - but you can be as ugly as you want in the trenches during the actual fight. He could even deliver another speech tomorrow where he outlined all that. But an inauguration speech which celebrates the "peaceful transfer of power" and you have a captive audience of the "other side" is not an appropriate place nor time for a bloody word fight when the other side has no opportunity to respond. Above all, I want class and decency. This was too much rubbing it in for my tastes. I do want him to be ruthless when dealing with the DEMs. No quarter - no compromise. He ended on a fine note however - I fully support all that he said. I am only disappointed in what he didn't say and the way in which he said it.

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The other side decided not to show up and boycotted it.
They already made a choice not to want unity.