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?
Russia
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?
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)
Paper trail
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
Slithery lies under oath
Dear President Trump, I've been trying to remember whether I had to swear to tell the truth when we went through mediation with the crazy, brazen woman who sued us for $80,000 when our dog grazed her middle finger after we told her not to reach out to the dog suddenly (which she did). There … Continue reading Slithery lies under oath
You didn’t even go through the motions
Dear President Trump, The fact checkers have been watching you for a long time and we all know they've not been impressed. They've been saying from the beginning that your statements are far more often false (as in lies) than those of any other president in history. I know you've publicly dismissed them as so … Continue reading You didn’t even go through the motions
I hope you slept poorly
Dear President Trump, How did you sleep last night? It may seem kind of mean, but I hope for your sake you slept poorly. Why would it be a good sign for you if you slept poorly the night before the FBI Director you fired is set to testify before Congress? It would signal you … Continue reading I hope you slept poorly
Not a snowball’s chance in hell
Dear President Trump, Some people I talked with today were genuinely surprised you decided to pull out of the Paris Climate Agreement. They thought you were going to come around and do the right thing. I think they were playing the same mind game I did on election night when by 10pm PST it was … Continue reading Not a snowball’s chance in hell
Selling the planet’s future to the highest bidders
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
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
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