Dear President Trump, From the vantage point of someone with a moral compass who isn't familiar with sociopaths your mind must seem like a very confusing place to be as you whip from encouraging Russia to hack Hillary Clinton's campaign correspondence to decrying leaks in your administration to saying the Russia investigation is a witch-hunt … Continue reading We ought to be grateful
“Made in America Week”
Dear President Trump, As always there are lots of worthy topics I could write you about between Sean Spicer resigning and Jeff Sessions being on the ropes and maybe down for the count, but I'm going to focus on it having been "Made in America Week." Who in your administration thought this was a good … Continue reading “Made in America Week”
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?
So it’s not about some silly fight with Obama’s legacy
Dear President Trump, I keep having to step back and reconsider the ideas I float for helping our country because I realize later I've neglected some crucial aspect of the problems. This time it's that the Sleeping Beauty idea of some more liberal portion of us braving the dense thicket of B.S. dividing us from … Continue reading So it’s not about some silly fight with Obama’s legacy
Rising hoards
Dear President Trump, I realized right after I sent your letter yesterday that there's another, far more cynical, more likely scenario with the 2020 census count that I completely missed that would allow you to indulge in foisting histrionics about government surveillance onto your base. Basically I can see how you all would actually think … Continue reading Rising hoards
Let’s put the people front and center
Dear President Trump, How are you this morning? Are you back in the Oval Office this week? Ready to tackle important issues like infrastructure, education, taxes, and healthcare? How about working on filling key governmental offices that are currently lacking leaders and critical personnel? I know you and your Republican props want smaller government and … Continue reading Let’s put the people front and center
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)
We all end up paying
Dear President Trump, Fortunately my sister who lives in Eugene and is a driver will be able to be in Portland to help my mom. Fortunately she only works during the school year and doesn't have to take time off to be with my mom. Fortunately our family has the means to cover gas, groceries, … Continue reading We all end up paying
There really are solid people
Dear President Trump, My mom called this evening to let me know she fell and broke her knee. We don't know when she'll be able to have surgery to repair it, but hopefully sometime next week. She lives alone in a two-story house and her bedroom and the only full bathroom are upstairs where she … Continue reading There really are solid people
Squirmy truth
Dear President Trump, Yesterday I was 5 minutes late to the group I run at the VA for women vets with substance abuse problems. I am often one or two minutes late to the group but have never pushed it so far as being a full 5 minutes late. As I walked into the room … Continue reading Squirmy truth
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