Dear President Trump, It's been tempting from day one of your presidency to not address you as "President Trump" and every day I write you, I consider the salutation carefully. I've stuck with "President Trump" out of respect for the office and because I don't want to skirt the reality that you are president; I … Continue reading Pure as the driven (Siberian) snow
Can’t shoot the goose laying them golden eggs
Dear President Trump, This past Tuesday morning, around when you were sorting out which illogical excuse to use to fire Director Comey, I saw a large white work truck topped with a small crane off to the side of the road, broken down waiting to be loaded onto a tow truck. Emblazoned on the side … Continue reading Can’t shoot the goose laying them golden eggs
Just a blessing
Dear President Trump, It's been an exceedingly long and emotional day so I am simply sending you a blessing: May you be safe and free from harm. May you be happy and content. May you be healthy and strong. May your life unfold and intersect peacefully. May your conscience be soothed and freed by truth … Continue reading Just a blessing
As many Achilles’ heels as an octopus
Dear President Trump, Firing Director Comey is just the latest episode in your over-the-top made-for-TV mini-(I hope)-series, a surprise dramatic twist that really makes perfect sense even if the logic offered is painfully obviously flawed and was just a bone thrown out because you had to say something, anything. Unfortunately, while it has all the … Continue reading As many Achilles’ heels as an octopus
Petty private competitions and excuse-making
Dear President Trump, The sun is shining here and word has it there are Federal Grand Juries in Virginia meeting this morning about your campaign's ties with Russia. Pretty great start to the day, I'd say. Certainly more hopeful than the all male, all white group of senators McConnell has tasked with the Senate's healthcare … Continue reading Petty private competitions and excuse-making
Fairness fairy dust is in short supply
Good Morning President Trump, I hope you slept well. Even though I'm sure there were no fairness fairies sprinkling your head last night with magic equality and compassion dust, perhaps a good night's sleep will have made you more disposed toward the greater good. The image of pesky little fairies dispensing positivity dust on you … Continue reading Fairness fairy dust is in short supply
If possums are sentient beings….
Dear President Trump, Off and on all day I've been gingerly checking in with myself as to whether I am writing to you every day in good faith. I started out with the intention of sending you loving-kindness blessings so I could soften towards you and not become embittered and hateful. If I'm honest with … Continue reading If possums are sentient beings….
I can’t keep up aggrieved crisis mode all day every day
Dear President Trump, I think you all should change the choice in the "Message Type" selection box for sending you messages since it's really not the case when people use this portal and click "Contact the President" that we are actually contacting you. At best we are lobbing words in your general direction and really, … Continue reading I can’t keep up aggrieved crisis mode all day every day
Our government is turning on us
Dear President Trump, I'll admit that I sometimes put things on my to-do list that are super easy just to be able cross them off quickly. But big, complex, important things can stay on my list for weeks or months because they are hard to plow through and get done properly. Often I’ll break those … Continue reading Our government is turning on us
Hobbled by human rights?
Dear President Trump, I feel like I'm lurching from one awful deed or threatened deed to the next. When I heard last night that Tillerson is now saying the US is not going to factor in human rights violations when we consider which countries to have diplomatic relations with, it felt like a sucker punch … Continue reading Hobbled by human rights?
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