I realize that, because of my support of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in the GOP primaries as well as my willingness to be critical when I feel it’s deserved, I’ve obtained the reputation here at Townhall of being somewhat anti-Trump. However, that characterization couldn’t be further from the truth. I happily voted and encouraged others to vote for President Trump for a third time, and nobody wanted him to succeed this year more than I did. No matter what I or anyone else feels about him as a human being, the fact of the matter is that most of his proposed policies, if implemented, will actually make all our lives better over the long haul. So, unless you’re some sort of America-hating psychopath, rooting for our president to succeed should be a no-brainer.

But if I’m going to put myself in the performance reviewer chair (since Trump is, after all, supposed to be our public servant), what we’ve gotten so far this year in terms of performance has been, to put things mildly, short of expectations. To be fair, not all of it has been his fault. Because Senate GOP leaders don’t have the cajones to do away with the filibuster and begin the process of actually ruling in a meaningful way, he’s been forced to rule through massive Omnibus bills and executive orders, all of which can be easily reversed once Democrats gain power. Trump, to his everlasting credit, has repeatedly stated his desire for Thune and Co. to do their jobs and ditch that outdated tool of Democrats, but so far to no avail.

So from a legislative standpoint, the president is doing all he can. But in the end, nothing meaningful has been codified, no federal voter ID, no end to birthright citizenship, no codified border security measures, no healthcare reforms or Obamacare fixes, nothing but a lump of coal from our ‘Republican’ Congress to ordinary working Americans. No, this isn’t entirely Trump’s fault, but as the head honcho, he does bear some degree of responsibility, albeit small, for being unable to........

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