Vote No on RFK Jr.
The U.S. Senate must reject Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to serve as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. As we saw in the U.S. Senate Finance Committee hearing this week, RFK Jr. lacks the qualifications, experience, and credibility required to oversee our nation’s healthcare system. The Secretary of Health and Human Services must […]
Thank You, Joe Biden
Thank you, President Joe Biden, for your accomplishments on behalf of the American people. You are leaving us with an economy that has grown faster and created more jobs than any other advanced economy in the world. Under Biden’s four years, 16.6 million jobs were created, leading to the lowest average unemployment rate of any […]
U.S. Power and Influence Decline
President Trump’s command to end the United States Government’s Aid for International Development, executed by non-governmental staff, Elon Musk, is both illegal and immoral. It is not within the jurisdiction of the President to unilaterally end government agencies without Congressional consent. As a private businessman, Musk lacks understanding of the rights and benefits of governmental […]
Congressional Fear
Why are so many sane, normally rational Republicans in the Senate bowing down to President Donald Trump and approving the most unsavory and unqualified individuals for positions in his cabinet? In all likelihood, it is out of fear. It’s because of the fear of being ousted from power by the MAGA cultists. Trump and his […]
Say No to Bigotry
Trump is already blaming the January 29 airplane crash over the Potomac River on people of color. Asked why he believed policies promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) had anything to do with the crash, Trump said: “Because I have common sense. OK. And, unfortunately, a lot of people don’t.” (In other words, most people […]
Trump Oligarchy
This “opinion” is NOT, I repeat absolutely NOT, about any political party. Americans are losing their voice to the ultra-rich. It’s about Trump taking all power from all of us. If you want to know who Trump is emulating, research these Russian names: Roman Abramovich and Boris Berezovsky. In 1991, President Boris Yeltsin was controlled […]
Reckless Decisions
President Trump has signed many executive orders. Besides immediately halting funding to repair roads, bridges and ports, something we can all see, other actions are less visible. They may only attract our attention once something bad happens. For example, Trump has ordered the Department of Health and Human Services—including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), […]
Unsigned Letters and Open Forums
November 24, 2024 What motivates a person to send an anonymous letter? I wondered after the election, as I read an unsigned letter that I’d received in the mail. Why would this person bother to find my address, type up a letter telling me that nobody cares about my opinion and suggesting I move to […]
The Tax Man
The Daily ItemNovember 1, 2024 Donald Trump calls himself the “Tariff Man,” recently telling business executives at the Economic Club of Chicago that, “To me, the most beautiful word in the dictionary is tariff. It’s my favorite word.” But let’s name tariffs what they really are — sales taxes on imported goods. Trump says that […]
Elect a Crime Fighter
The Daily ItemOctober 30, 2024 Donald Trump talks tough, but if you’re looking for a presidential candidate who has actually fought crime, Kamala Harris should be your pick. Over the course of her 25-plus year career, Harris has built a solid reputation as a tough prosecutor. As an attorney, she protected children by prosecuting cases […]