Dear President Trump, There is so much going on it's hard to choose what to write to you about today. Since it's clearly the biggest deal, the email exchange between your son and Rob Goldstone sadly wins out. I'd been all set to write about the beautiful human chain of rescuers in Florida that saved … Continue reading Paper trail
Month: July 2017
People can get quite psychotic if they don’t sleep
Dear President Trump, When I was in DC earlier in the week I got to have dinner with an old friend from graduate school. We spent most of the time talking about our lives and about past family stuff, but toward the end of the meal we talked about you. We'd just been discussing how … Continue reading People can get quite psychotic if they don’t sleep
Squirmy truth
Dear President Trump, Yesterday I was 5 minutes late to the group I run at the VA for women vets with substance abuse problems. I am often one or two minutes late to the group but have never pushed it so far as being a full 5 minutes late. As I walked into the room … Continue reading Squirmy truth
There really are solid people
Dear President Trump, My mom called this evening to let me know she fell and broke her knee. We don't know when she'll be able to have surgery to repair it, but hopefully sometime next week. She lives alone in a two-story house and her bedroom and the only full bathroom are upstairs where she … Continue reading There really are solid people
We all end up paying
Dear President Trump, Fortunately my sister who lives in Eugene and is a driver will be able to be in Portland to help my mom. Fortunately she only works during the school year and doesn't have to take time off to be with my mom. Fortunately our family has the means to cover gas, groceries, … Continue reading We all end up paying
You won by appealing to the worst in humanity (Fran Lebowitz)
Dear President Trump, Yesterday I read the NYT "Table for Three" piece featuring Fran Lebowitz and Bill Maher and I keep circling back to Lebowitz's statement that people who voted for you want the Confederate flag back. She also pointed out how you didn't win because you did anything right; you won by appealing to … Continue reading You won by appealing to the worst in humanity (Fran Lebowitz)
Let’s put the people front and center
Dear President Trump, How are you this morning? Are you back in the Oval Office this week? Ready to tackle important issues like infrastructure, education, taxes, and healthcare? How about working on filling key governmental offices that are currently lacking leaders and critical personnel? I know you and your Republican props want smaller government and … Continue reading Let’s put the people front and center
Rising hoards
Dear President Trump, I realized right after I sent your letter yesterday that there's another, far more cynical, more likely scenario with the 2020 census count that I completely missed that would allow you to indulge in foisting histrionics about government surveillance onto your base. Basically I can see how you all would actually think … Continue reading Rising hoards
So it’s not about some silly fight with Obama’s legacy
Dear President Trump, I keep having to step back and reconsider the ideas I float for helping our country because I realize later I've neglected some crucial aspect of the problems. This time it's that the Sleeping Beauty idea of some more liberal portion of us braving the dense thicket of B.S. dividing us from … Continue reading So it’s not about some silly fight with Obama’s legacy
Is no one telling you to shut up?
Dear President Trump, Do you all really think it's going to help to throw shade on Mr. Mueller and his team by (ironically? cynically? hypocritically? all of the above?) claiming conflict of interest fouls and insisting your financial dealings are out of bounds because they can't possibly have anything to do with the Russia collusion … Continue reading Is no one telling you to shut up?
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