Donald Trump is teaching Republicans how to fight

Michael Goodwin  NewYorkPost.com

"....This is not George Bush’s or John Boehner’s Republican Party. This is Trump’s GOP, as he demonstrated in spades in his first State of the Union address.

For days, the White House advertised  his speech as one where a kinder, gentler Trump would reach across the aisle  and invite opponents to work with him on bipartisan programs to fix our broken immigration system and our crumbling infrastructure.

After all, that’s what Republicans usually do — soften their tone and, badgered by a liberal Washington press corps, give in to big government ideas.

While Trump did indeed deliver on those promises, it was just barely. Those offers were exceptions in an otherwise <snip>-the-Democrats, full-speed-ahead performance.

If this was Trump reaching out his hand, he was doing it from a position of strength and supreme confidence. If there is to be compromise, Dems will have to pay dearly for it...."

https://nypost.com/2018/01/30/state-of-the-union-proof-this-is-now-donald-trumps-gop/