A Great Opening

President Nixon’s great regret was that he did not bomb Hanoi and mine Haiphong in 1969—instead of waiting until 1972—and bring the Vietnam War to an earlier end and with fewer U.S. casualties.

.. There is nothing to prevent the new GOP from writing history.

.. Folks in Pennsylvania, southeast Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia should be shown, by executive action, that Trump is a man of his word. And when the mines open again, he should be there.

.. He should order new actions to seal the Southern border, start the wall, and begin visible deportations of felons who are in the country illegally.

.. With a new education secretary, he should announce White House intent to work for repeal of Common Core and announce the introduction of legislation to put federal resources behind the charter schools that have proven to be a godsend to inner-city black children.

.. Trump should announce a date soon for repeal and replacement of Obamacare and introduction of his new tax-and-trade legislation to bring back manufacturing and create American jobs.

.. Donald Trump said in his campaign that that this is America’s last chance. If we lose this one, he said, we lose the country.