Dear President Trump, It got to 106 in San Francisco today. It's supposed to be over 90 here on Tuesday. Do you all really not see that these are not just normal variations in temperature but extremes that are probably just going to keep ratcheting up? Isn't anyone in your administration whispering in your ear … Continue reading It was 106 today in San Francisco
Democracy Under Siege
Starved for competent, caring leadership
Dear President Trump, On the way home this evening I heard an interview with the superintendent of Houston schools, Richard Carranza. He was discussing all the effort the school district is devoting to figuring out the extent of the damage to the schools and which contingency plan they will go with. He talked about the … Continue reading Starved for competent, caring leadership
We are in so much trouble
Dear President Trump, I read a reference yesterday to your statement from January 2016 that you could shoot someone in the middle of 5th Avenue and not lose any votes. Sadly, I think you were right. It is absolutely heartbreaking that someone aspiring to be president of the US would think such a thing, let … Continue reading We are in so much trouble
Have you no sense of decency?
Dear President Trump, This afternoon I got a garbled call from Laura just a few minutes after she left for the gym. She said there was a bad accident two blocks from our house and could I come down there. There were already two fire engines and four police cars when I got there and … Continue reading Have you no sense of decency?
You propped the door wide open for tyranny
Dear President Trump, Your decision yesterday to grant Mr. Arpaio a presidential pardon for his criminal contempt conviction has me feeling disgusted and frightened. Others have called you out on this ably and I think ultimately it will be another nail in your coffin and will help seal your fate as the most reviled president … Continue reading You propped the door wide open for tyranny
Campaign rallies
(drafted on August 23, 2017 due to time constraints on the 24th) Dear President Trump, I'm not sure how I've missed it that you've held numerous campaign rallies since you became president in January. I remember hearing references to them but most of the time they were called "campaign style rallies" so I thought they … Continue reading Campaign rallies
They can hang up their hoods
Dear President Trump, You know, at this point, I think you should just let it all hang out. The KKK people aren't all wearing their old hoods anymore and hundreds of formerly anonymous Internet trolls are coming out unmasked to parade around with AK-47s and tiki-torches so why shouldn't you claim your rightful place as … Continue reading They can hang up their hoods
About 20% of your public statements are true
Dear President Trump, I just read some astonishing figures; about 20% of your public statements are true and about 69% are clearly false. These numbers seemed about right to me but I reread it several times to give you the benefit of the doubt since it’s mind boggling someone could rack up that sort of … Continue reading About 20% of your public statements are true
Your base is starting to fracture
Dear President Trump, I know your staff periodically changes things up on this "contact the White House" page, but it was quite a surprise to get an email from the White House thanking me for my correspondence to you. I've probably written to you faithfully for over 160 days now and this is the first … Continue reading Your base is starting to fracture
Why be divisive and grasping?
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?
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