The new administration faces many challenges to repair the damage to the country caused by the policies of the past administration. It is easy to spill milk, but it takes time to clean it up.  

The first priority is for all cabinet appointees and others requiring consent from the Senate to be approved. The president-elect’s choices appear to share his philosophy of significant change to the government bureaucracy (the deep state). The left-leaning media have immediately jumped on the fear-mongering train in an attempt to stop these appointments before any hearings are even convened. The media’s scrutiny, soon to be performed on these nominees, will far exceed that given to Biden Administration nominees. It should be remembered that these appointees reflect the desires of the American people who voted for sweeping change.

The next priority is to unleash the energy industry by reducing regulation and increasing permits, increasing fossil fuel availability, and promoting energy independence. It is easy to shut down the energy industry, but it takes time to ramp it up. Trained people must be hired, equipment must be brought in, repairs must be made, and supply chains must be reestablished. This may take several years. The ban on natural gas exports should be immediately lifted, allowing Europeans and others to purchase natural gas from a source other than the Russians, who the ban has enriched. Lifting the ban will also deprive the aggressors of funds to support their wars in Ukraine and Israel.

An equal priority is to close the border and deport illegal aliens. Deporting criminal illegal aliens will help reduce the crime rate. The next step will be to deport those without the proper paperwork to return for a hearing. There is already pushback from mayors of sanctuary cities and leaders of sanctuary states (Pritzker of Illinois) cranking out hatred and pledges of noncooperation.  Some say it will be very costly to deport all the illegal aliens. Providing housing, food, transportation, medical services, and education for illegal aliens has already been shown to be very expensive. It will be even more expensive to continue to provide these services for all illegal aliens to remain in the country. Unless they have a work permit, illegal aliens are not allowed to work, and it is a violation of federal law to hire and house illegal aliens (8 U.S. Code § 1324).

The next priority is to eliminate many unproductive regulations that add difficulty to operating a business or living in the United States. Regulations such as requirements for more electric vehicles, mandates for severe emission standards for gas-powered vehicles, diversity equity inclusion (DEI) requirements, climate change programs (Green New Deal), coal-fired power plant requirements, home & multifamily dwelling construction restrictions, etc., have contributed to the current inflation and shortages.  

These are just a few critical changes the new administration should address upon inauguration. There are only two years until the next Congressional election, where the party in power often loses control of Congress, so that any delay would be detrimental to accomplishing the president-elect’s agenda. The Democrats always march in lockstep as ordered by their leaders. The Republicans, not so much. Infighting and other disagreements tend to hamper the passing of vitally-needed legislation in a timely manner, even when they control both houses. With the mandate bestowed upon the president-elect, many hope the Republican-led Congress will be united like the Democrats. Don’t bet on it.