Dear President Trump, Is it feeling surreal to you to be seeing reports of named Republicans and people close to you being quoted expressing concern over your fitness for office? It's way beyond Corker and Flake at this point and it feels so much scarier now that it isn't just Democrats and liberals calling you … Continue reading The only thing you can think to build is your damn wall
Democracy Under Siege
Boy howdy do you have a stranglehold!
Dear President Trump, Obviously I've not thought we've been doing well since you won the election, but this week things are looking even more bleak than usual. I kind of thought having Senator Corker talk candidly about his concerns about your fitness would have lightened things some. He's a Republican so it seemed great that … Continue reading Boy howdy do you have a stranglehold!
It’s amazing what people will say on their way out
Dear President Trump, How has your weekend been? Seems like there was some pretty rough stuff going on between you and Senator Corker. It's kind of amazing what people are willing to come out with when they no longer need to curry favor and are free to call it as they see it. He was … Continue reading It’s amazing what people will say on their way out
Two violent nuts
Dear President Trump, Turns out I was missing a critical element of your distraction technique; Rachel Maddow called it out in her interview with the New Yorker. You don't just distract with something silly or benign, you throw something down so offensive and outrageous that you force engagement because silence would be interpreted as complicity. … Continue reading Two violent nuts
Were you talking to Putin?
Dear President Trump, When I wrote you yesterday I'd been assuming your intended audience for the "your dreams will come true if you elect me president" speech was the group of people you were actually talking to, but I realized as I was falling asleep last night this was likely incorrect. My sense now is … Continue reading Were you talking to Putin?
“Every dream you ever dreamed”
Dear President Trump, The WP had a story this morning about your campaign promise that electing you president would lead to "every dream you ever dreamed for your country (coming) true." I had to reread the sentence several times and then googled it because I couldn't believe even you would say that, but sure enough, … Continue reading “Every dream you ever dreamed”
I hope it’s more politically expedient for you to do the right thing
Dear President Trump, When you decided to waive the Jones Act for Puerto Rico, you actually did something that made it into the very-good-news column and I am so pleased. I know it is just a temporary reprieve for them and the FEMA response is still woefully inadequate, but at least it's a move in … Continue reading I hope it’s more politically expedient for you to do the right thing
You are not going to get a pass on Russia
Dear President Trump, Other people think I'm giving you too much credit when I suggest you purposely stir up controversy to distract us, but I still think it's a reasonable hypothesis. We were just seeing a series of headlines about Mr. Mueller's intensifying investigation into whether your campaign colluded with Russia to sway (fix?) the … Continue reading You are not going to get a pass on Russia
Wake up and repent
Dear President Trump, I've not been a very good "good news" detector lately and instead have been snagged by the overwhelmingly sad news about the devastating hurricanes and the earthquake that decimated Mexico City. Then there is the scary, infuriating effort to undo the ACA with a bill that wouldn't require insurers to cover pregnancy, … Continue reading Wake up and repent
A hard, sad day
Dear President Trump, It's been an incredibly hard, sad day and I'm not even directly affected by the worst of what you did today. I don't think I've got it in me to string together a coherent statement that is even remotely clever so I'm just going to list all the things I'm feeling sad … Continue reading A hard, sad day
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