“Our daily American nightmare continually reveals an ever-greater depth of corruption; we stand aghast at Trump’s sycophantic administration’s antics and cover-ups. This is too much to be borne! “Let Saudi Arabia defend itself”, exclaimed a recent St Louis Post-Dispatch editorial in Register-Mail; “We should continue decoupling U.S. dependence on unreliable Saudi-oil, not defending a kingdom that fails, in all respects, to uphold the basic values America stands for”. Remember, 15 of the 19 hijackers in the 9/11 attacks were Saudi-nationals. Trump vetoed a bipartisan congressional resolution, 4/16/19, that would have forced an end to American military involvement in Saudi’s civil war against Yemen. Trump seeks to continue our dependence on oil-rich nations, as he fights against California’s stricter vehicle-emission standards; he threatened 4 top auto-makers with anti-trust lawsuits. Trump seeks in all ways to enrich himself at America’s peril. As millions of people marched all over the world on Sept 20 for Global Climate-Strike, the youth calling themselves Generation G-N-D, Green New Deal, Trump moved to drastically roll-back emission-standards, while auto-makers strive to manufacture more fuel-efficient vehicles that Americans are favoring. Trump seeks to limit and prohibit wind and solar energy producers, though these energy-sources produce much cheaper, cleaner power. Trump provided no American leadership, not even attendance, at this summer’s G-7 Summit.
Trump’s GOP does nothing to enact gun-safety reforms while the majority of Americans speak loudly to ban the sale of battle-ground weapons to civilians, all the while our children start their school terms with live-shooter drills. Back-to-school preparations should involve fun and inspiring activities, not traumatizing ones. We find that Trump had ordered military stop-overs at his Scotland golf-course, had aircraft re-fueling at a more-expensive, nearby gas facility, instead of the facility they’ve long used, while he pocketed gains from tax-payer expenditures. And now, the latest (as I write this) debacle unfolds the tale of the whistle-blower, who reported “credible and urgent wrongdoing” of a White House executive promising a foreign leader something scandalous and potentially illegal; hopefully we will glean more truth in the coming days regarding this situation. Trump then admitted he had discussed ‘Joe Biden’ with the Ukrainian leader in the past few months. Trump has again stalled his financial records from being revealed to Congress. My hope is that Michigan U.S. Rep. Justin Amash and other Republicans will influence and inspire GOP senators to become patriots and vote for eventual Impeachment, as the GOP did with presidential predecessor Richard Nixon.
Trish Forsyth Voss
Sep 30 2019
Trump enriches himself at America’s peril.
“Our daily American nightmare continually reveals an ever-greater depth of corruption; we stand aghast at Trump’s sycophantic administration’s antics and cover-ups. This is too much to be borne! “Let Saudi Arabia defend itself”, exclaimed a recent St Louis Post-Dispatch editorial in Register-Mail; “We should continue decoupling U.S. dependence on unreliable Saudi-oil, not defending a kingdom that fails, in all respects, to uphold the basic values America stands for”. Remember, 15 of the 19 hijackers in the 9/11 attacks were Saudi-nationals. Trump vetoed a bipartisan congressional resolution, 4/16/19, that would have forced an end to American military involvement in Saudi’s civil war against Yemen. Trump seeks to continue our dependence on oil-rich nations, as he fights against California’s stricter vehicle-emission standards; he threatened 4 top auto-makers with anti-trust lawsuits. Trump seeks in all ways to enrich himself at America’s peril. As millions of people marched all over the world on Sept 20 for Global Climate-Strike, the youth calling themselves Generation G-N-D, Green New Deal, Trump moved to drastically roll-back emission-standards, while auto-makers strive to manufacture more fuel-efficient vehicles that Americans are favoring. Trump seeks to limit and prohibit wind and solar energy producers, though these energy-sources produce much cheaper, cleaner power. Trump provided no American leadership, not even attendance, at this summer’s G-7 Summit.
Trump’s GOP does nothing to enact gun-safety reforms while the majority of Americans speak loudly to ban the sale of battle-ground weapons to civilians, all the while our children start their school terms with live-shooter drills. Back-to-school preparations should involve fun and inspiring activities, not traumatizing ones. We find that Trump had ordered military stop-overs at his Scotland golf-course, had aircraft re-fueling at a more-expensive, nearby gas facility, instead of the facility they’ve long used, while he pocketed gains from tax-payer expenditures. And now, the latest (as I write this) debacle unfolds the tale of the whistle-blower, who reported “credible and urgent wrongdoing” of a White House executive promising a foreign leader something scandalous and potentially illegal; hopefully we will glean more truth in the coming days regarding this situation. Trump then admitted he had discussed ‘Joe Biden’ with the Ukrainian leader in the past few months. Trump has again stalled his financial records from being revealed to Congress. My hope is that Michigan U.S. Rep. Justin Amash and other Republicans will influence and inspire GOP senators to become patriots and vote for eventual Impeachment, as the GOP did with presidential predecessor Richard Nixon.
Trish Forsyth Voss
By spiritspeak • Letter to the Editor 0