"The economy is getting stronger but wages are still rather stagnant. A tax cut for working Americans might change that, as consumers would likely increase spending, leading business to expand. If President Trump announces a big expansion of infrastructure construction, that will stimulate the job market as well. On the national security front, the president is committed to building up the military, which is necessary but must be done methodically. He is essentially correct when he says the USA has squandered about $6-trillion in the Middle East. ISIS and other jihadists are still a major threat, millions of refugees need care, Iran remains a huge enemy, and Iraq and Afghanistan are chaotic. Two presidents tried and failed to bring stability to the Middle East using American blood and treasure. Can Donald Trump do better? No one knows. Also on the security front, there will be a partial wall on the southern border plus increased enforcement of immigration law, a message that the Trump administration will not accept open borders and violators of federal law. As with the Middle East, immigration policy must be enforced methodically, with explanations given to the American people about why things are happening. The open border/sanctuary city folks have the media with them so to counter that, the president has to explain how his policy benefits the country. He should also be humane in this area. Desperate hard working people do not deserve harsh punishment. Thus, Congress needs to get off its collective butt and pass updated immigration laws. After immigration, the economy and security/terrorism, the problems are smaller. Except for the debt. It will continue to rise well past $20-trillion until health care and Social Security spending are redefined. Donald Trump knows he has to run up even more debt to accomplish his agenda and cutting some programs is not going to balance things out. He hopes that prosperity will eventually bring in more tax money but that's far down the road. Eventually, in order to bring the massive debt down, the government will have to restructure Social Security and Medicare payments for younger Americans. Finally, if Donald Trump is successful in juicing wages, the culture war stuff will begin to go his way. Socialists like Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren will be crushed if capitalism makes a comeback, and so will all the nanny state nonsense. Americans are tired of political correctness and left wing totalitarianism. Most of us have had it with extremism on both sides. This country remains a citadel of opportunity and common sense views held by regular folks. But that has been smothered by big government zealots, ideological fanatics and a media that promotes the P.C. culture. If President Trump's vision brings increased prosperity and security, he will trounce his enemies. If economic opportunity rises, all the class warfare B.S. will be harder to sell. But in order for that to happen, America needs to be unleashed."

The Factor gave Juan Williams and Lisa Boothe a crack at critiquing the Memo. "Bill, you have a heart," Williams declared, "because you would embrace immigration reform for hard-working people. We should push Trump away from labeling these people as rapists and criminals. Also, where is all this money for infrastructure and military spending coming from?" Boothe urged President Trump to focus, laser-like, on the economy. "Everything else becomes noise if he can succeed in economic growth and getting people back to work. That is the most important thing he can talk about." The Factor took Williams to the woodshed for mischaracterizing President Trump's views on illegal immigrants: "You think Donald Trump has called every illegal immigrant in this country a heinous criminal? That's what you just said!"

Presidential historian and author Jon Meacham offered his advice to President Trump in advance of his address. "He could say that we are all Americans," Meacham began. "He should put himself in the presidential tradition of having a big-hearted, optimistic vision for the country. His supporters believe he has that, but many of his opponents do not. He could also argue that the people protesting him are as American as he is, and that his vision for making America great away is the right way to go. A lot of folks worry that he is too pugilistic, too quick to punch back." The Factor reminded Meacham, "He got elected by being verbally pugilistic."

'The Five' co-host Dana Perino, White House adviser to President Bush, laid out how a major speech gets crafted. "You have the lead speechwriter," she explained, "which in the case of President Trump is Steven Miller, and then there is a team of two or three other people. In our administration, junior aides would write a rough draft and then they would cobble it together. President Bush wanted his speeches to be logical and he had a very heavy pen, he did a lot of editing. He would also have a parade of cabinet officials who wanted to make sure their pet projects were in the speech."

A state trooper in Washington State is in hot water because he informed ICE about a convicted felon who was in the country illegally. Fox News correspondent Dan Springer elaborated on the story. "There was a collision and one of the drivers involved was Armando Chavez," he reported. "A standard check revealed that he was an illegal immigrant who was convicted of drug trafficking and deported four times. The trooper called ICE, which arrested Chavez, but the trooper is under investigation by his own department for possibly violating policy. Sanctuary cities and states seem to want no cooperation with ICE." The Factor criticized Washington Governor Jay Inslee, who is in effect is siding against his own trooper: "The governor doesn't want his troopers informing ICE, even if there is a deportation order. This trooper was just doing his job and he can sue the state if action is taken against him."

Want to know the real state of the union? The Factor took a massive risk and posed that question to Greg Gutfeld and Bernard McGuirk. "I give the country an A-plus," Gutfeld gushed, "because I grade on a curve. When you compare it to the other countries, the world is Styrofoam and we are gold. A bad America beats a stellar France, which is why there's a line to get in." McGuirk was also effusive, but obviously a tougher grader. "I give us a B-minus because you have to maintain some perspective. There's food aplenty, the crime rate is way down, we are not in a hot war, and most liquor stores are open on Sunday!" Gutfeld brushed off the massive political divide in America, saying, "It's healthy that people are engaging in hyperbole online, we are shifting away from violence because we are being such jerks to other people online."

Jim Rogers, Niskayuna, NY: "Bill, you were right on the mark about the town hall situation. Freedom of speech must include freedom to speak!"

David Kelley, Louisville, KY: "Hey, Bill, I don't recall you criticizing Tea Party people for interrupting and shouting down their opponents."

Mike Calcina, Chicago, IL: "Bill, you said it's war between the press and the president, but you are ignoring who started the war - he did!"

Julio Rivas, Berkeley, CA: "Mr. O'Reilly, you of all people shouldn't complain about demonstrators yelling at town halls. You yell at your guests regularly."

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