Defend Yourself, Mr. President

We in the heartland, if not yet doubting, are becoming, pessimistic, even depressed.

You sit in seeming isolation. We are subjected to the relentless assault of 24 hour news.

Times have changed. In the past it may have been possible to govern and let the results speak for themselves.

But today, results are what we hear in the latest news cycle and you have left that to the Democrats.

You have one television news outlet that is sympathetic to you and that is Fox News. The rest are actively hostile.

But even Fox News is news hungry. When a station broadcasts 24 hours a day, it gets information where it can.

The Democrats are providing a drumbeat of coordinated criticism of your policies.

Take the economy, for example. It is humming along at an incredible pace, spurred by your tax cuts.

Yet, polls give you no credit. One even gets the impression that tax cuts are evil.

Somehow they cause poverty.

All we hear about is that spending by the government is out of control.

Suggestion: Veto some of the more outrageous spending bills. Hurt the feelings of your Democratic “partners” or your Republican “friends.”

Then tell us about it. Shout it to the rooftops.

The world of news has changed. Internet blogs spew out information and disinformation.

You have to be aggressive. Control the news cycle. Even the elite media will carry your arguments if you will make them.

And your friends will certainly broadcast them.

Force them to respond to you.

Exert leadership.

And don’t just do it in front of the military.

Go out into the red part of the country and make your case.

You did it during your campaign and did it well.

Unfortunately, you must campaign all year round or we will only hear of your mistakes or the view point of your opponents.

Clean house if you have to. Reenergize your administration and your supporters.

Do it soon.