Winning: Tumultuous times obscure the president's successes

The Senate this week opted not to hold a vote regarding the latest inculcation of a plan to repeal and replace Obamacare after several Republican lawmakers made public their opposition to the bill.

The optics of that, coupled with the NFL's response to the president's speech in Alabama Friday and several tweets he sent out after might make it appear that the president is having a bad week.

He isn't. Take another look at the win column.

Despite an Associated Press report that contradicted Trump's assertion that the NFL is losing ratings over the protests held during the playing of the national anthem -- the report said the numbers were in fact up from last year -- we believe it is only a matter of time before the losses start to affect the pockets of the team owners.

Trump, meanwhile, in what he has called a "big announcement" slated for today, is expected to make a push for a Republican-backed tax reform plan that could cut corporate tax rates from 35 percent to as low as 15 percent. Democratic scare tactics claiming those cuts would result in a ballooned deficit aren't going to deter this administration for doing what is right for the people who support it.

Additionally, it was revealed Tuesday that the administration is seeking to cut next year's refugee admissions to the lowest level in more than a decade -- with a cap of around 45,000.

And North Korea isn't moving its military despite all the rhetoric from Kim Jong Un, and China, Russia and Spain are all on board, as is the U.N., with tougher banking sanctions intended to further isolate the rogue regime.

Iran and Venezuela aren't far behind.

The tough talk is paying off.

Published in Editorials on September 26, 2017 10:53 PM