Dear President Trump, It seems you and Putin forgot (or never learned) that the US governmental structure is based on three branches meant to balance and check one another, executive (currently, lamentably occupied by you), legislative, and judicial. I'm guessing this has come as a quite unwelcome intrusion on your plans to tear up democracy … Continue reading Why be divisive and grasping?
Month: July 2017
Namaste
Dear President Trump, Namaste. I bow to the spark of the Divine in you. I had always thought "namaste" was a simple greeting, a basic "hello" in another language. I'm not sure how I missed it's real meaning all these years, what with all the Eastern religion and meditation books I've read, but there it … Continue reading Namaste
Shyster hypocrisy
Dear President Trump, We got back from our California trip this afternoon and it's nice to be home. Does the White House seem like home to you yet? I'd actually be pretty surprised if this were the case. My bet is you like being there because it means you are president but that you really … Continue reading Shyster hypocrisy
I bet you are going to pout
Dear President Trump, I have a feeling your decision to bring John Kelly in as your new chief of staff is going to end up a "careful what you wish for" situation. If the idea is that he'll bring firm discipline to the West Wing, you know the first place he needs to start is … Continue reading I bet you are going to pout
We watch you even though it’s exhausting
Dear President Trump, We are having some (more) semi-forced family time on day five of our California college tour trip and we are watching selected segments of "The Office" in order to see the especially embarrassing bits with the boss, Michael Scott. Have you seen the show? You and Michael have an awful lot in … Continue reading We watch you even though it’s exhausting
You’ve just made America both less brave and less free
Dear President Trump, I don't know about you, but "The Star Spangled Banner" lyrics "o’er the land of the free and the home of the brave" always make me tear up (does anything make you tear up?). The notes climb so high and the singer has to be absolutely flawless to pull off "free" up … Continue reading You’ve just made America both less brave and less free
I’ll be pretty shocked if your luck holds out
Dear President Trump, Tonight we went for a pretty rugged hike in the foothills outside of Santa Barbara. The trail was very rocky and there were deep washed out portions that made even regular hiking challenging. As we were heading up we saw some out of shape middle age guys trying to come down the … Continue reading I’ll be pretty shocked if your luck holds out
We all have the moon because none of us have it
Dear President Trump, Looks like you and Putin didn't pull it off as far as lifting the sanctions on Russia. I suppose for Putin tilting the election in your favor was probably worth the risk of being caught. There was absolutely no way the sanctions would have been lifted if Hillary Clinton had been elected … Continue reading We all have the moon because none of us have it
He seemed completely unaware
Dear President Trump, We are in California for a week to tour colleges from San Francisco down to the LA area. Today was just a brief no-guide tour through the University of San Francisco and then a side trip to the Wharf to see the sea lions. There was a floating dock crammed full of … Continue reading He seemed completely unaware
We ought to be grateful
Dear President Trump, From the vantage point of someone with a moral compass who isn't familiar with sociopaths your mind must seem like a very confusing place to be as you whip from encouraging Russia to hack Hillary Clinton's campaign correspondence to decrying leaks in your administration to saying the Russia investigation is a witch-hunt … Continue reading We ought to be grateful
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