WASHINGTON President Donald Trump didnt insult any war heroes. He didnt pitch conspiracy theories about millions of illegal votes. He didnt call the news media the enemies of the American people.

For Republicans nervously watching the new president for signs of calm leadership, that was the good news, as Trump stuck to his teleprompter for nearly all of his 5,000-word, hourlong address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night, the first of his term.

I am asking all citizens to embrace this renewal of the American spirit, Trump read, using language almost any president of either party might have used. I am asking all members of Congress to join me in dreaming big, and bold and daring things for our country.

Now for the bad news: Trump provided no details on how a promised replacement of the Affordable Care Act would work; how, precisely, tax reform would be structured or paid for; or even the functioning of his trillion-dollar infrastructure plan.

And all of thats before Trump has had the chance to return to Twitter, as he is wont to do, where hes not reading off a prepared script and can say what he really feels.

House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) blasted out praise immediately after Trump had glad-handed his way out the House chamber, calling the speech a home run and thanking Trump for taking the lead on repealing Obamacare and reforming the tax code, long a priority for the congressman.