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President Donald Trump is a human being, not a Golden Corral – you don’t get to pile up only the stuff you want on your plate and leave the stuff that you don’t want. The fact is that we didn’t elect Donald Trump to be President Feelgood Happy Time. We elected him to take a sledgehammer to the garbage establishment whose corruption, incompetence, and greed impoverished, insulted, and sometimes even killed normal Americans. And when you elect a sledgehammerer – and Donald Trump is the John Henry of American politics – don’t come to me shaking your head muttering, “Goodness gracious, I expected him to be more subtle.”

I say, keep on keepin’ on, Donald. The reason is simple. He has no choice. He has no other place to go, really. Most of the media (the major newspapers, the networks and all of cable news with the exception of Fox, which is not always reliable) are lined up against him. Indeed, as we all know, they have wanted him out of office from before he even had it. Even the Wall Street Journal doesn’t give him a fair shake in their front pages that are little different from those of the New York Times and the Washington Post. All rely on nefarious, anonymous leaks aimed at bringing the president down. How, other than Twitter, can he really get his message out the way he wants it?

As is often the case when Trump drops a Twitter bomb on Democrats, middle America seems to agree with the President. The consensus about Rep. Ilhan Omar we found during a foray to our favorite shooting range was “don’t let the screen door hit her in the butt” and the President’s tweets criticizing her were liked over 168,000 times with comments equally as brutal.

Why wouldn’t you want a president in the age of social media to methodically share what he’s trying to accomplish so that those people who really won’t understand it can think they understand it. Mr. Trump took the idea and ran with it, not always to unanimous applause. A president has to depend on a lively news cycle, and President Trump proved that a voluble president can bring newsworthy events with him. President Trump might have been just your ordinary boring president, busy with the ordinary crises that can be counted on to bedevil any president. But he got lucky.

President Donald Trump is our Rorschach test, our mirror. He tells us as much, if not more, about ourselves as we do about him. Those who cherish good manners and a certain measure of formality and protocol despise the man. Those who call themselves progressive and, usually, don't pay much attention to good manners and certainly not formality (cf. pussy hats) despise him even more. They see in him what they want, like that Rorschach ink blot.

As president, Trump’s chaos and erratic rhetoric, when in concert with an impressive cabinet, has sometimes served him well. But if he fails to see that there is an art of madness like his own arts of the deal, then he will soon become wearisome and Berlusconi-like rather than feared and Reaganesque.

As much as it is a joy to see CNN shred its pretenses and act openly as we always knew it wanted to, this sort of thing is not good. There is a cultural war underway already, and this only makes it more likely to get worse. When the media takes a side, it makes the other side its enemy. That’s a conscious choice. And CNN seems happy to help feed the fire by embracing its liberal fascist id.

The problem with all of this establishment Republican virtue-signaling and the establishment media calls for civility is that they only go one way. Neither before nor after President Trump hit Brzezinski and Scarborough like a ton of bricks did anyone in the establishment call for civility to the President.

Truth is, Mr. Trump really should kick his Twitter habit when it comes to anything legal. Or he could just go ahead and name himself his own solicitor general and argue his own case before the Supreme Court himself. Actually, that might not be such a bad idea. Mr. Trump is so good at doing his own press, maybe he should try his hand at representing himself before the bench.

President Donald Trump’s first 100 days were just the opening act to Make America Great Again. Plus, Latest moves in the healthcare debate expose “moderates” for the cowards that they are, and, Donald Trump is already the most “threatened” president in history.

Is it too much to ask for the Donald Trump of 2016 to come back and bust up Washington? Plus, Another outrageous ruling by a liberal judge could bring out the “old” Trump, and, After nearly 100 days the press is still wondering what’s ‘wrong’ with Melania Trump.

Trump’s tax plan may create an impasse only Vice President Mike Pence can solve. Plus, Democrats’ loathing for Trump masks their own insecurities about his 100-days success, and, Democrats see Trump as a pariah but the voters see the bright side of not having Hillary.

If every presidency lasted only 100 days, no one would be known for accomplishing anything. Plus, Chuck Schumer fires another air-ball in trying to score points against Jeff Sessions, and, Dispute over border wall could be the reason why Democrats shut down the government.

The media would count Trump’s first 100 days as a failure regardless of what transpired. Plus, If Congress doesn’t increase defense spending, should Trump take the blame?, and, Poll shows Trump’s voters don’t regret voting for him, still enjoys broad support.

Democrats are wrong again if they think there’s a huge anti-Trump wave looming for 2018. Plus, Chaffetz’s retirement sends shockwaves through the GOP, but does it really signal anything?, and, Would you rather go to the White House with Ted Nugent or Beyoncé?

Wars may not always be about money but there’s no doubt political fights seem to be. Plus, Soap opera-like media coverage of the Trump White House team created their celebrity status, and, Jeff Sessions wants action on the border wall, Democrats say it will cost too much.

2010’s Tea Partiers versus today’s violent anarchist left – there’s truly no comparison. Plus, Should President Trump make a deal with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to retire?, and, Trump is succeeding in reversing disastrous Obama energy production crackdown.

Justice Neil Gorsuch is set to hear his first oral arguments and could be the key to important conservative issues. Plus, You can’t always define the establishment but you know ‘em when you see ‘em, and, Big shock: New poll says GOP is suffering under Trump.

Signs of a strong start to Donald Trump’s administration but there’s a long way to go. Plus, If “Trumpism” does exist what does it really mean?, and, Tax return protests prove the left isn’t getting any closer to accepting Trump.

Nearing the end of President Trump’s first 100 days it’s imperative that he realize there are many Judas Iscariots out there who would be more than willing to sell him to his enemies for 30 pieces of silver. He needs conservative personnel – now.