And now, the adults (please)

"Name calling, and making fun of the size of someone's hands, is not going to cut it this time around. If we play our cards right, the red wave as promised in 2022, will wash ashore (bigly) in 2024." 

Things are finally starting to shake out after the 2022 midterms. Fox News FINALLY called the 218 decision for Republicans in the House. Now it is official - the Republicans will control the House. In January, the nominated positions of Speaker, Majority Leader, and Whip will be voted on in the full House. Hopefully, those who are nominated, will be elected. On the flip side, The Turtle will again be the Minority Leader in the Senate. Oh, well.

Now it becomes "no **bleep** for real" with the Republicans. Time to show we can govern. Like adults. Not like children. Which brings me to my next point. Donald Trump. I have said many times before, Trump's results during his first term, are unimpeachable. The only way they could have been even better, is to have had a friendly Congress for all four years. On the other hand, Trump's behavior sometimes bordered between childish and churlish. In my opinion, his behavior, not his lack of results, kept him from a second term. And if his behavior is the same, it will keep him from a second term in 2024 also.

2024 will be the big bonanza for the Republicans, if they can keep from stubbing their collective toes in 2023. How so? 2/3 of all Senate seats up for re-election, are Democrat. If the Republicans play their cards right, they can show (by example), they are better suited to pull the power levels of government not only in the House, but also the Senate, and (gasp!) - the White House. But 2023 and into 2024 need to be handled with finesse and gravitas.

There is a wide margin of behavior between being a pushover and a bully. Also, humor in the face of adversity is usually welcomed by the public. How so? Go back and look at some of the videos of Ronald Reagan. He was perfect at it. He knew when humor was appropriate, and he also knew when he needed to be as serious as a heart attack. The press, the Democrats, could rarely put a glove on him. In fact (this is a common story), Reagan and Speaker Tip O'Neal became such good friends (off the floor), they would play cribbage and tip a few adult beverages together. Could you image Pelosi and Trump doing that?

Final thought for this post. Even though I like how Donald Trump executes a plan, I also like Ron DeSantis. Ron DeSantis is a high quality man, who has a high quality report card as Governor of Florida. But DeSantis does not have the acerbic personality that Trump has exhibited in the past. If Trump comes out swinging against a very popular guy like DeSantis, by calling him names like "De Sanctimonious", it might sink Trump early in his campaign. Now is the time to parse our differences like adults, and then unify behind the primary winner.

Name calling, and making fun of the size of someone's hands, is not going to cut it this time around. If we play our cards right, the red wave as promised in 2022, will wash ashore (bigly) in 2024.