Our New Administration

Posted February 11, 2025 – My good friend—a fine school teacher, mind you—just put up a Facebook post that got me thinkin’. He’s talkin’ about how the new administration startin’ in 2025 is plannin’ to “rule” instead of govern. But, truth be told, what he’s describin’ sounds an awful lot like the last four years, not the next four. Let me break it down for you, Southern-style.

Take the IRS, for instance. They went and hired 84,000 more agents, startin’ to snoop around our smaller transactions like a bunch of busybodies at a church potluck. Seemed like they were more interested in squeezin’ every last penny out of the middle class than actually helpin’ folks. But now, with the 2025 administration, they’re talkin’ about removin’ taxes from tips and social security payments, and even replacin’ the IRS with the ERS – the External Revenue Service – to collect revenue from other countries instead of our own hard-workin’ folks. Bless their hearts, that’s a change I can get behind!

Then there’s the NIH, CDC, and FDA—bless their hearts, they’ve been spendin’ money like a drunk sailor on leave but haven’t done much to show for it. The bar’s so low, a crawdad could limbo under it. The new administration’s got a tall order to clean that mess up, and I’m hopeful they’ll do it.

Infrastructure? Oh, honey, don’t get me started. They threw gobs of money at it over the last four years, but all we got was a whole lotta talk and not much action. If you can find a pothole-free road in Georgia, you’ve found a unicorn, I tell ya.

Now, my teacher friend said, “No education.” Lemme tell you, I know a heap of educators, and they’re all sayin’ the same thing: they’re buried under so much federal paperwork, they barely have time to teach. The new administration’s idea is to let the states handle education. That’s music to my ears. Less red tape, more teachin’. Sounds like a win to me.

As for environmental protections, well, it all depends on who’s payin’ for the scientific studies. Is it really greener to shut down our own production and buy fuel from Venezuela and other countries with looser environmental laws, while fundin’ our enemies’ armies? Why not use our own fuel and local companies, and give ’em some incentives to come up with more environmentally friendly energy solutions?

“No workplace safety”? Nah, I don’t think they’re gonna start yankin’ hard hats off folks. They’re just talkin’ about cuttin’ some of the red tape that’s been chokin’ our businesses. Let’s let folks work without a mountain of regulations blockin’ their way.

He also said, “No Veterans Affairs,” but since the November election, military recruitment has been breaking records. More young folks have faith in our new Commander in Chief, and his America First programs are improving veterans’ benefits and programs.

“No co-equal branches”? I reckon my friend’s been watchin’ too much cable news. The Constitution’s still the Constitution, and ain’t nobody changin’ that.

“No transparency”? Now, that’s rich. Our former president was about as transparent as a brick wall. This new one? He’s talkin’ to We The People every chance he gets. If you’re not seein’ it, maybe you’re watchin’ the wrong channels. Just sayin’.

And “no oversight”? Well, the new DOGE team’s been exposin’ all sorts of shady goin’s-on from the last administration. It’s like openin’ a can of worms, y’all.

Bottom line: the changes since January 20, 2025, are a breath of fresh air for the good ol’ USA. Let’s give ‘em a chance to fix what’s been broke. And to my teacher friend, I say this: keep teachin’, keep preachin’, but maybe take another look at the scorecard. The game’s changin’, and it’s changin’ for the better. Amen.