Column #493      February 7, 2025Broken Egg

Most folks are familiar with the saying that, “You Can't Make an Omelette Without Breaking Eggs.” It explains perfectly what President Trump is doing about eliminating the corruption, insubordination, uncontrolled spending, out of touch, and anti-American ethos that defines what our government has become.1

Of course, no matter what he does the socialists are calling everything he’s doing a power grab and dictatorship. But from my perspective, everything so far is a major improvement which means the extreme left Democrats seem to prefer negative outcomes! They don’t want to improve efficiency, cut spending, close the borders, end corruption, stop crime, improve education, gain better health, increase wealth, and gain respect in the international community.

Trump’s goal is multifaceted. Mainly he wants to end corruption, end waste, improve government efficiency, end lawfare, restore America’s standing in the world, use strength for peace, close the borders, reduce crime, improve our nation’s strategic international position, do away with DEI and replace it with old-fashioned moral standards and common sense.

Trump has put together a team (nearly half of which still needs to be confirmed by the Senate) that consists mostly of outsiders to the Washington, D.C. establishment. Of course the most prominent outsider is Elon Musk who does not have to be confirmed. He heads up DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) which is a temporary organization. Already his team is hard at work going from one government department to the next looking for ways to reduce the size of government and, by cutting federal spending, reduce the size of the federal fiscal deficit. So far the results have been outstanding and, like Trump, he is only 18 days into the task.

Overall, Trump has been moving with lightening speed on many fronts.
●    Border crossings are down 94%.
●    Special Envoy Ric Grenell visited Venezuela, got six hostages freed and convinced Maduro to accept tens of thousands of illegal migrants we're about to deport.
●    Trump halted almost all foreign aid for 90 days, including to Ukraine, while each program undergoes review to make sure they align with the new agenda.
●    DOGE visited the US Treasury and discovered that it was “auto paying” all sorts of bad actors, including terrorist groups.
●    DOGE then visited the Deep State slush fund USAID, where employees were placed on paid leave last week for trying to circumvent Trump's orders (97% are to be fired), causing a massive Democrat freakout. USAID was funding a vast array of corruption not only in the USA but around the world.
●    Trump placed tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico for failing to control the flow of illegal immigration and fentanyl. But postponed the tariffs on Canada and Mexico since they moved immediately to help close the border.
●    Secretary of State Marco Rubio sent a worldwide cable announcing the end of DEI policies within State, no longer can our embassies fly the pride flag, American interests are to be prioritized, and he told his Chinese counterpart that America is done kowtowing.
●    After DOGE saw what a mess USAID was, it was moved under the State Department where Rubio immediately slammed USAID for what he called "rank insubordination," and stated it was full of rogue employees who “do whatever the hell they want.”
●    The FBI submitted the names of more than 5,000 agents and staffers who have worked on the J6 and Trump cases. There are 38,000 total employees at the FBI, including some 13,000 agents.
●    After a Rubio visit, Panama agreed not to renew the Silk Road Deal with China.2
●    DOGE, under Trump’s guidance, is exploring avenues to dismantle the Department of Education.
●    Trump has offered a buyout to all federal employees and about 40,000 have taken the offer. Since a judge delayed the end of the offer, that number may increase.
●    Trump has outlawed DEI in all government agencies and one result was that U.S. Army recruitment numbers jumped to a 15-year high.
●    USAID will no longer subsidize Politico. For years USAID paid it to publish lies and leaks, such as the Hunter laptop story and the illegal Supreme Court leak, that benefitted the Biden administration. USAID was also funding more than 6,200 journalists across 707 media outlets and 279 “media” NGOs, which includes 90% of the reportage out of Ukraine.
●    Agencies have been ordered to cut regulations by taking ten off the books for every new regulation.
●    And this is not a complete list. New ones keep rolling out on a daily basis!

In getting things done, Trump is a disruptor. In his singleness of purpose to put America and its citizens first he stirs the pot by demanding way more than possible and then negotiates from there to get other nations, politicians and enemies to give up their lopsided deals that have cost our country trillions of dollars over the years.

Every day ideas are springing forth so fast that most journalists and wild-eyed Democrats are off balance. They don’t know which one is a bigger disaster for Obama/Biden’s legacy. I find it incomprehensible that the Democratic party actually thinks Americans don’t look at them sideways when they fiercely complain about improvements for our ailing government. How could anyone, but a crook, not feel good about actual government reform? The complaints about shutting off the money spigot from USAID are maybe the most telling. Apparently it was the deep state’s piggy bank and a slush fund for their corruption!3

Another example of thinking out of the box is Trump’s proposal for peace in the Mideast. Turning Gaza into a vacation mecca, with restored cities for the Palestinians, has many people in a twist. But it could bring peace to the troubled region. Compared to nearly 80 years of turmoil, it’s a radical idea just because it has never been proposed before. But it’s a new option that seems as crazy as buying Greenland.

The Biden administration handed Trump the reigns of government for a country that was nearly a total wreck. It had way too much debt, corruption, spending, crime, and foreign invaders. There’s no question America is broke and currently a nation in decline. If Obama/Biden’s policies were to continue, America would be bankrupt in short order. Following in the path blazed by previous administrations would only make things worse. The swamp knows this which is why the Democrats are fighting reform tooth and nail as if their lives depended on it. If they can stop reform and Trump fails, they consider that a win for America.4

Americans must thank their lucky stars that Trump is in office and he has people working for him who are some of the brightest in the nation. His job is monumental. Few people on earth are as capable of accompanying the impossible. For certain, both Trump and Musk are proven turnaround artists.5

So far so good. Therefore, let them work.

To your health.

Ted Slanker

Ted Slanker has been reporting on the fundamentals of nutritional research in publications, television and radio appearances, and at conferences since 1999. He condenses complex studies into the basics required for health and well-being. His eBook, The Real Diet of Man, is available online.

For additional reading:

1. You Can't Make an Omelette Without Breaking Eggs – Meaning, Origin and Usage by Pearson from English-Grammar-Lessons.com

2. Trump Effect Continues: Panama Bends The Knee, Will Not Renew "Silk Road" Deal With China After Rubio Visit by Tyler Durden

3. Level Of Democrat Panic Over Musk Freezing USAID "Unlike Anything Ever Seen" by Steve Watson from Modernity.news

4. Last Rites... by James Howard Kunstler

5. Putin: Trump Will Restore Order; Elites Will "Stand At The Master's Feet And Gently Wag Their Tails" by Steve Watson from Modernity.news