Michael Goodwin: With Joe Bidens tenure coming to an end, Donald Trumps 2nd term will lead to a golden age in the US
With apologies to Gerald Ford, another long national nightmare is over.Joe Biden’s disastrous term is mercifully drawing to a close.The president desperately wanted an outpouring of praise and gratitude, but his farewell week has become a long and painful exit.And infuriating.Biden’s claims of great success always were imaginary, but he apparently believes endlessly repeating lies makes them true.Declaring the Equal Rights Amendment the “Law of the Land” when it clearly isn’t, as he did Friday, is a fitting, final outrage.Despite his professed adherence to political norms and traditions, Biden also continues to undercut his successor, even calling it a “joke” that Donald Trump deserves any credit for the Israel-Hamas cease-fire.The inauguration cannot happen soon enough.And so Monday marks not only the beginning of a new administration but also the end of one of the most remarkable transitions America has ever seen.In stark contrast to the bitter, peevish Biden, the Trump effect is electrifying much of the world.
His smashing victory is inspiring conservative parties in Canada, Europe and elsewhere to get off the mat and fight to reverse their countries’ progressive slide into oblivion.Most striking is a widespread hope that his return to the Oval Office will usher in a more peaceful and stable period.A global survey commissioned by the European Council on Foreign Relations found that “large numbers of citizens in the world are upbeat about Donald Trump’s return to the US White House.Many believe Trump will not only be good for America but bring peace or reduce tensions in Ukraine, the Middle East, and US-China relations.”Take that, dead-ender Democrats!The enthusiasm illustrates that this was no ordinary election and that Monday’s passing of the torch represents far more than a change of presidents.It has the feeling of a noisy but peaceful revolution, as if an era based on a flawed idea has come to a crashing end and a more democratic ide...