Dear President Trump, You’ve had a hell of a week! Was screwing with the country today about whether you’d sign the budget bill the cherry on top? I bet it was actually tough signing that thing with such a pittance for your precious wall (though that billion-dollar-plus pittance would sure build a lot of low … Continue reading Bozo of a president
Your Base
Your allies believe you 200%
Dear President Trump, The other day I said that one of the chapters in your “Dictatorship for Dummies” book ought to be “Make Sure They Know You Are Lying.” I’ve had second thoughts about this one so I want to unpack and possibly amend it. In his (real) book, Just Mercy, Bryan Stevenson describes how … Continue reading Your allies believe you 200%
Donny on the spot for despots
Dear President Trump, I think we should all chip in and get you a cowboy hat, chaps, a set of spurs, and a pack of Marlboros so you can live out your fantasy presidency calling all your own shots in the guise of the Marlboro Man. It’s a tough look and the MM is the … Continue reading Donny on the spot for despots
“Dictatorship for Dummies”
Dear President Trump, Because it’s the polite thing to do I will wish you a happy St. Patrick’s day, though I really don’t want to wish you a happy anything. I know it can’t be a literally apt metaphor since it’s been going on way too long, but you are stepping on my last nerve. … Continue reading “Dictatorship for Dummies”
Shame on you
Dear President Trump, A friend who has been reading my letters to you told me today she’s noticed the more recent ones feel different from the early ones, though she can’t put her finger on why. I know early on I kept the form of the closing LKM prayer steady and focused on you and … Continue reading Shame on you
People do look to you
Dear President Trump, Sadly, even though most adults in the US know not to invest any time wondering why you are so one-sided in your defense of Rob Porter, there are still millions of people, chief among them Republican women, who are probably deeply, negatively affected by it. They look to you as their Leader-in-Chief … Continue reading People do look to you
Shortcuts
Dear President Trump, In less than a week I’ve gotten two “Response to Your Message” emails from you. I get the autoreplies every day but have only received three of the “Response” messages over the last year so it’s odd to get two in one week. Someone must be getting bored with scanning incoming messages. … Continue reading Shortcuts
Darling of Davos
Dear President Trump, I’ve got at least one more letter coming about your plan to allow healthcare providers to discriminate against LGBT people and those needing abortion care, but today I want to focus on the Davos conference. This lofty gathering includes our most influential business leaders, politicians, and thinkers who annually address the world’s … Continue reading Darling of Davos
Putin’s got you covered, doesn’t he?
Dear President Trump, We are careening towards the one-year mark of your presidency, and I think we are in for an especially rocky week. You’ve been even more reactive, undisciplined, and cruel than usual recently. Given how things are coming to a head-on collision over DACA, a government shutdown Friday is looking likely. I’m sure … Continue reading Putin’s got you covered, doesn’t he?
Let’s go with a trickle up approach
Dear President Trump, You continue to play the optics masterfully; spending the day golfing conveyed to your base you are not going to kowtow to political correctness by going through the motions of attending MLK day activities. Tossing out there to reporters that you are the least racist person they’ve ever interviewed also likely played … Continue reading Let’s go with a trickle up approach
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