Dear President Trump, I do have at least one more thought experiment for us to run through sometime but tonight I want to talk about something else. I was sitting chilling out in the car waiting for Laura to finish up in the grocery store and I got to thinking how fortunate I am to … Continue reading We all have bodies
Health Care
McConnell must be really desperate
Dear President Trump, I've been traveling all day so haven't been able to keep up with the news except to see that Senator McConnell is threatening to resort to something nearly unthinkable if he can't get the Republican votes he needs to pass the wealth redistribution bill otherwise known as the Senate healthcare bill -- … Continue reading McConnell must be really desperate
“You can never have too much money”
Dear President Trump, When I was 24 I lived with roommates in Boston after college, working at the VA as a research assistant preparing to apply to graduate school. When it was time to actually apply I did the math and realized I couldn't afford the cost of grad school applications, pay rent, and eat … Continue reading “You can never have too much money”
Who comes up with this shit?
Dear President Trump, I understand you have a busy day ahead, including meeting with "ObamaCare Victims" at 12:45 this afternoon. Who comes up with this shit? I mean really -- if the only way you all can think to sell your version of a healthcare bill is to over-dramatize problems with the existing one it … Continue reading Who comes up with this shit?
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
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
Shortsighted cruelty
Dear President Trump, The issue that I'm feeling most strongly about today is the healthcare bill that would allow states to decide whether to require insurance companies cover people with pre-existing conditions at the same rates as other people. From a public health and economic standpoint this is the epitome of shortsightedness. Such a provision … Continue reading Shortsighted cruelty
More people in harm’s way
Dear President Trump, I think Masha Gessen makes some very good points in her NYT's editorial this morning. As you may or may not know, her main premise is that we who oppose you need to be careful not to stoop to exaggerating or fabricating to make our points and that there is more than … Continue reading More people in harm’s way
You underestimated us
Dear President Trump, I imagine there is much gnashing of teeth going on at your house tonight. Personally, I am enjoying imagining the unclenching of teeth going on in a great many more houses tonight as it sinks in that we can relax for a few minutes knowing our health care isn't going to be … Continue reading You underestimated us
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