Dear President Trump, Maybe people on the far right felt this way when Mr. Obama was president, that every time they blinked he and his administration were doing something odious and suspect. What's more, this perspective was layered over an even deeper suspicion he could not legitimately serve as president after you stoked the whole … Continue reading Selling the planet’s future to the highest bidders
Month: May 2017
She stayed
Dear President Trump, When I wrote yesterday about the lethal attack by Jeremy Christian in Portland, I was primarily focused on my sense that his actions were fueled by the permission you've given white supremacists. This needs to be called out as the sneaky "who me?" bullying it truly is. Fortunately though, Christian and those … Continue reading She stayed
A heavy-hearted rant
Dear President Trump, I love this line by Samantha Bee's head writer, Jo Miller: "I feel a rant coming on..." There's more to the sentence, but this part says it all for me. Nearly every day for the last 100+ days I've had rants wash over and through me and I don't see them stopping … Continue reading A heavy-hearted rant
Enough / not enough
Dear President Trump, This morning the dogs and I walked up the arterial in front of our house and I noticed a tiny garden with maybe three bean plants and a couple of tomato plants, none taller than 6 inches. The soil is more dusty gray than brown. The plot is shaded by a house … Continue reading Enough / not enough
I’m sick of this version of the story
Dear President Trump, You know how in the over-the-top evil villain kids' movies there's always incredibly unbelievable plot twists and turns to keep things moving and confusing and then at the end the big reveal is that it's some unimpressive little (as in short or totally loser-like) guy who comes out of nowhere who has … Continue reading I’m sick of this version of the story
I want to see myself and my child in people I don’t know
Dear President Trump, You certainly haven't earned the "Dear" but civility is important so the standard, respectful word is back in the salutation for now. The suicide bombing in Manchester is understandably all over the news. It was a horrific attack on innocents. In trauma therapy there is often a pull for people to stack … Continue reading I want to see myself and my child in people I don’t know
Our arrogant, angry role model-in-chief
President Trump, Maybe tomorrow I'll put the "Dear" back in the salutation but I'm too angry tonight to have any unnecessary niceties mixed into my message to you. At the end of our walk tonight we were crossing a semi-busy street. There was no traffic within 2 blocks of us when we started across but … Continue reading Our arrogant, angry role model-in-chief
Freed up to see some real treasure
Dear President Trump, I just don't have it today to give you any fierce compassion so I'm going to tell you about a quirky little thing I noticed on the way to work this morning. There is a stretch of freeway right after I get on near my house that doesn't seem raised but really … Continue reading Freed up to see some real treasure
I doubt there’s much internal discord there
Dear President Trump, This morning I came across a psychological measure I'd not been aware of before that assesses the degree to which people are comfortable with having discordant attitudes and behavior or engaging in discordant behaviors. I wonder how you'd score on it. I think a lot of people would presume your score would … Continue reading I doubt there’s much internal discord there
We can’t just get you on obstruction
Dear President Trump, I've been at a loss to know what to say to you the last couple of days. I don't want to repeat myself too much and even if they are dressed up a little differently day-to-day, the same old issues just keep being recycled. We are getting whiplash from the constant jerking … Continue reading We can’t just get you on obstruction
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