Saturday, January 18, 2025

D.L. Gardner: A Peaceful Transfer of Power

Have you sensed a change? Remember the lead up to the 2024 election? Everybody was predicting how close it would be. Neck and Neck. Too close to call. Of course there were the usual claims and counterclaims, and fact checkers were canoodling to find just the right nuance to sway voters one way or another.

Sixteen years ago Barack Obama declared, “We are five days away from fundamentally transforming the United States of America,” during a campaign speech in October. Americans have seen his vision and have decided to change directions. The 2024 election seems so far away now.

Over the holidays people were saying, “Merry Christmas!” and “Have a blessed day!” Nothing was coerced. People were just falling back into their former courteous ways. That’s a huge change from the past 16 years of political sniping.

For the first time in three election cycles no one objected to certifying the electoral college votes. Vice President Harris called January 6 “a good day for democracy,” telling reporters, “It’s a peaceful transfer of power,” as she left the building on Monday.

This is the second time in American history a president has skipped a 4-year term and come back to win a second term. Grover Cleveland, the 22nd president after the 1884 election, came back as the 24th president after winning the election of 1892. President Trump will be the 45th and 47th president after taking the oath January 20. Expectations of what his second term will look like have grown far beyond the usual outlook for second term presidents.

For one thing President-elect Trump has already announced his nominees for most of his cabinet positions and major White House appointments. Republicans control the Senate giving the President better odds of getting the team he wants. So far, Democrats in the Senate have not voiced many reservations about the candidates. Hopefully, the peaceful transfer of power will include Senate approval of most if not all of President-elect Trump’s nominations.

President Trump was viciously attacked during his first term by legacy media as well as social media tech giants like Facebook and Twitter. This time some of those same critics have actually given money to the President-elect’s inauguration funds and are currying his favor to play roles in his administration. Have you sensed a change in news coverage of President-elect Trump since the election?

As soon as the 2024 election was called for President-elect Trump, foreign leaders began initiating contact with the world leader. Not only is Trump galvanizing domestic support for his agenda, but he’s also attracting other world leaders to join him in some innovative foreign initiatives. Trivia: what do the Panama Canal and Greenland have in common? We’ll have to wait and see.

Most of all Americans are ready for a steady normal without lawfare, without bickering over trivial pursuits using tirades of name calling unfit for public consumption. Americans want their government leaders to be adults and to work for the common good of all Americans. Is that possible?

Some things are changing and appear to be changing for the good of the American people. Needless to say we still face challenges at home and abroad, but for the first time in a long time we have an opportunity to have a peaceful transfer of power for good.

Daniel L. Gardner is a columnist who lives in Starkville, MS. You may contact him at PJandMe2@gmail.com.

31 comments:

Krusatyr said...

True, America saw Obamunism die on 5 November, but the marxist mercenaries it spawned are still throwing grenades at Liberty. Imagine Trump having to stomp all the cockroaches Biden enabled even as more pests were incoming. Trump's success will leave the cockroaches on their backs, their legs scraggling in death throes. The scourge of the left is suffering a major, albeit not permanent defeat.

Anonymous said...

Knowing the Donald as I believe I do, I'm pretty damned sure his speech Monday will have quite a few things to say about Pervy Joe's latest actions in furtherance of a 'smooth power transition'.

Anonymous said...

illegals have already started self-deporting because the little yenta running Mexico is going to start accepting our deportees on day one.

Netanyahu and al-Houti are bending the knee.
Newsome is bending the knee.
Putin wants a peace summit.
Xi is preparing a list of concessions.
Greenland will be the next Hawaii/Alaska.

And Trump Coin is set to be the biggest crypto currency since Etherium.

Anonymous said...

We had peaceful transfers throughout history except in 2021. Whose fault was that?
Trump won a solid win in the electoral college but received less than half the popular votes cast. Republicans barely held the House and will need Democrats to pass any significant legislation as has been true the last 2 years.

There are people happy about all of this. Putin and Xi have their pet back in. They'll flatter him and play him. I am glad Daniel is happy though. Unfortunately, as a Christian, I have a hard time celebrating Trump. These are dark days for the church as people conflate Christianity with MAGA. False prophets abound.

Anonymous said...

Don’t worry the blue cult fascists are getting ready to protest and cry, not just on Inauguration Day but for the next 4 years and some are already under fbi investigation. Potato Joe is leaving so everyone is backing down or waiting to negotiate worldwide. The blue cults new word of the day is Oligarch, since tariffs and project 2025 isn’t hot in the streets anymore. Potato left a failing legacy and the blue cult has no one to rally behind just paid protesting and communal crying for the next 4 years.

Anonymous said...

Wilfredo Sanchez says, "Orange Man es muy malo."

Anonymous said...

Enough already! Go ahead and worship the man if your desire for an imperial leader is that great. He will give you what you want. But please do not spin the facts so ass-backwards as to make him the prime mover behind a "peaceful transfer of power". Not him. He made it crystal clear that his victory at whatever cost to the country was more important than any "peaceful transition". Worship and praise if you must, but stay within reason. ....and I voted for Trump.

Anonymous said...

Trump won the Presidency.
Trump won the popular vote.
Trump won all swing states.
Trump won every previously won county and then some.
Trump won the most votes of any Republican President.
Trump won the majority of Governorships.
Trump won the Senate.
Trump won the House.

Anonymous said...

Trump won Mark Zuckerberg
Trump won Jeff Bezos
Trump won Elon Musk
Trump won Marc Andreessen
Trump won Mars
America will return to the Moon while Trump is president.
Musk is going 1up Bezos and take Trump into space on a Starship launch.

Anonymous said...

Trump won a plurality of the popular vote, didn’t even get a majority of the poor turnout (won 49.9%).

In terms of the popular vote, more people voted for someone not named Trump for president than voted for Trump in 2024, and his margin of victory over Harris was 1.5 percentage points. That is the fifth smallest margin of victory in the thirty-two presidential races held since 1900.

Voter turnout was 63.9%, meaning 31.5% of the voting age population elected him. Mandate by no means.

Anonymous said...

6:01
He will get the credit or blame for everything. If he does half of the nutty things he said he would do, the blame will far outweigh any credit.

Anonymous said...

Trump increased his vote share in 90% of US counties, compared with 2020

Anonymous said...

“ Over the holidays people were saying, “Merry Christmas!” and “Have a blessed day!” Nothing was coerced. People were just falling back into their former courteous ways. That’s a huge change from the past 16 years of political sniping.”

I love it when the republicans make up a problem to get enraged about, rage about it on Fox News for a couple years, then claim they fixed the fake problem.

Anonymous said...

And my Michelle is pouting and refusing to come outside and play in the marketplace of ideas . But Barry will be there stag (and on the prowl)

Anonymous said...

Donald’s right back where he left off, creating new scams to enrich himself off his dumbass supporters. Looks like Trump crypto scam is the new Trump bible, Trump watch, Trump sneakers, Trump university, etc. This time, he doesn’t even have to worry about the future possibility of jail for his scams, what a terrific guy!

Anonymous said...

You too can be a part of history and get an appointment from President Trump for the low low cost of $999,999.99! But wait! Act now and you’ll also receive a second appointment for a family member for free! As a bonus, the first 20 callers get two free Supreme Court decisions. Act fast, this offer won’t last long.

Anonymous said...

Trump has the distinction, too, of being the only candidate to deny a woman the office of President of the United States. And, what’s more, he did it twice.

Anonymous said...

To be clear, Harris referred to this past Jan. 6,2024 which was peaceful. Jan. 6th,2020 was NOT.
Not one iota of evidence ever was found that the 2020 election had been stolen. Despite the richest men in the world with computer who had billions to investigate and who were supporting the GOP candidate wanting to find that it was. The few votes later thrown out were released felons who thought their parole had ended and they could vote legally. Not one result was changed. Still, there's no acknowledgement that hundreds of law enforcement were injured on Jan.6th 2020 and those who participated in the pillage will be pardoned. I'm glad DL finally supports a "peaceful transition of power" and now understand what that means. He didn't seem to find Jan.6, 2020 violent even though people injured, property damaged and stolen costing the taxpayers millions to repair and lives forever altered.

.

Anonymous said...

"but received less than half the popular votes cast"

Where did you pick up this lie, Christian.

Anonymous said...

I don't remember your post on the Biden crime family. Help me out, refresh my memory.

Anonymous said...

Trump got the majority of votes cast, that's why he's president. Maybe this thinking thing isn't for you.

Anonymous said...

Love that fake outrage the leftist Democrat Party of crime and chaos has over Jan 6th - the same Democrats that condoned or were complicit when their Democrat BLM'ers, Antifa'ers et al were doing billions of $$$'s in damage & committing murder including of the innocent little girl in Atlanta during their months of riots.

When it comes to Jan 6th & Trump compared to you criminal loving city & state destroying Democrats - two words come to mind - Who Cares!

Anonymous said...

Daniel should buy lots of Trump crypto. It’s a great deal Daniel, you get to support your hero and it will definitely make you money since it’s being led by the most honest financial genius of our time.**

**This is not financial advice. This is sarcasm. If you put money in Trump’s crypto scam, you will lose money, probably all of it.

Anonymous said...

How could you remember, you don’t know who I am or what year it is.

Anonymous said...

It doesn't matter if Trump won by 1 vote, he's still your president.

Anonymous said...

There was one life ended that day by the hand of a coward, her name was Ashli Babbitt.

Kingfish said...

You can pull that bullshit numbers game with almost any President. By the way, Clinton only got 43% of the vote. Didn't make him any less legitimate nor did it affect how he governed.

Anonymous said...

KF, no one has said Trump isn't legitimate. However, thinking he had an overwhelming victory is wrong.

paulo said...

Is he the first convict president, will that tarnish his presidency ?

Anonymous said...

"Trump has the distinction, too, of being the only candidate to deny a woman the office of President of the United States. And, what’s more, he did it twice."
Trump did not "deny" them anything. They lost on their own.

Anonymous said...

"Whatever you think about Donald Trump, you have to acknowledge this was probably the most astonishing political comeback in American history."

David Axelrod



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