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!
Divisiveness
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?
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
Bridge building isn’t our thing
Dear President Trump, Disruptors are hard to deal with, aren't they? Especially those who have won hearts and minds through culturally sanctioned avenues and therefore have a platform from which to visibly and audibly challenge the system. Such disruptors are hard to dismiss since they get lots and lots of people talking and questioning, pushing … Continue reading Bridge building isn’t our thing
Contrived divides
Dear President Trump, On this Labor Day holiday as we wait to find out tomorrow whether you will crush 800,000 Dreamers' lives immediately or in six months, I feel compelled to once again call out the disgusting and cowardly tactics you and the elites have been perfecting. The longstanding strategy of finding those fissures of … Continue reading Contrived divides
Leading from the edge
Dear President Trump, A couple of days ago we had another hot day and although it cooled off nicely in the evening and our bedroom ceiling fan made the air in there pleasant enough, in the closet it was incredibly hot and stuffy. I was in there changing my clothes with the door pulled part … Continue reading Leading from the edge
Daryl Davis is a national hero
Dear President Trump, The poll numbers showing your overall approval rating to be at an historic low makes good sense to me but the stark party and gender divides are mind-boggling. Democrats are profoundly unhappy with your job performance while most Republicans are satisfied with how you are doing and the majority of Democratic women … Continue reading Daryl Davis is a national hero
Preserve that quirky zero
Dear President Trump, Since you don't read my letters to you I'm sure you don't remember me writing several months ago about the numbered white stripes marking the drains on the barriers lining the freeway, but I have an update on them for you nonetheless. A couple of weeks ago I noticed they'd all been … Continue reading Preserve that quirky zero
What if we didn’t take the bait?
Dear President Trump, How do you do it? It's like you blow magic fairy dust in people's faces whenever you talk or tweet. Some of us find the dust supremely irritating and distressing while others can't get enough of it. Even when you are behaving really poorly, like mocking your opponents, blatantly contradicting yourself, or … Continue reading What if we didn’t take the bait?
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