Tag: Trump

Opinion

The smell of corruption grows

The Attorney General of the United States even being suspected of involvement in behavior that undermines the constitution is shocking and frightening. The current president has put the United States into a tailspin that has citizens learning to distrust every institution that holds the country together. He tells us to not trust the media, our intelligence agencies, former administrations to name a few. He tells lies so much that intelligent people assume if he is speaking he is lying. I am hopeful that more and more Americans recognize that the problem centers around one man, and not all of our institutions. There is a fix for the massive symptom of a societal problem in the White House; impeachment first, and new laws to strengthen our republic later.

Opinion

Trump told the Russians he doesn’t care about interference

Reports today say that Donald Trump told the Russians in 2017 that he was not concerned about their interference in the 2016 elections. Let that soak in for a moment. The President of the USA tells a foreign country that he is not concerned about their interference in getting him elected. Is it okay if China, India, or Brazil want to do the same? Can everyone with funds or capabilities who cares interfere in American elections? The United States will not last long as a country if we do not defend our republic and it’s institutions. It is not news to anyone who has been paying attention, but Donald Trump is unfit to be president of the United States.

Opinion

Impeachment votes and reasons are piling up

We are living through a period of tumult and scandal that is amongst the worst in American history. The current president has been caught using tax payer funds to bribe the Ukrainian president to help with his re-election by investigating the Biden family. The president has a lot of valid reasons to be impeached, but trying to use foreign support in two consecutive elections (2016 & 2020) is too much for any citizen to tolerate. I am glad that the House of Representatives is doing what they were elected to do; provide a check on a lawless president and the Republicans who refuse to stand up for the republic.

Opinion

Harder and harder to avoid impeachment

The current president is making it very difficult for Democrats to avoid impeachment. We have reached the point where a president is trying to get a foreign government to help him with an election which undermines our republic. The more information that comes in; the worse the President’s Ukrainian bribery phone call looks. We have not seen the taxes of the President and many assume it is because they would show he owes money to Russian oligarchs. Obstruction of justice and elections violations from 2016 are already assumed to be awaiting the President once he leaves office. Numerous crimes not yet in headlines are assumed to have been committed by the President or members of his family and cabinet. Will equal justice under law continue to include the person who is president? I am hopeful that the search for the truth will formally begin soon with Impeachment proceedings.

Opinion

A government you can trust

Today bought more news of misuse of taxpayer funds by multiple persons working for the executive branch of our government, and a whistleblower complaint about the president making promises to a foreign leader. There are a lot of details that remain to be uncovered, but the pattern that we see daily is that our government cannot be trusted to have the best interests of American citizens at heart. A story was also released today from the Huffington Post that UFO photos released should have never been released. These are many different issues ranging from the current presidents resorts and hotels, to a FEMA contract for over a billion dollars in Puerto Rican Hurricane rebuilding funds, to UFO pictures for what passes as comic relief. Our current government reality is more like that in a third world dictatorship than a great republic. Elections matter – please vote in 2020.

Opinion

The value of good government

We live in strange times where climate scientists and forecasters are under threat of being fired for disagreeing with a President who made a mistake. Other scientist who work on climate related agriculture issues are being forced to move from Washington DC to Kansas City within a three month time frame. In an audiobook by Michael Lewis called “The Coming Storm” tells the stories of government scientist and their research being monetized by outside companies while they are told to remain silent. American tax dollars pay for access to the truth of science to protect lives and livelihoods, but not everyone wants to see the jewel that is our civil service science and research succeed. Some want tax funded research dismantled, or muzzled to hide the truth so that a few can make money, or seem like they know what they are talking about. Every American should be made aware of what our government does well, and not just problems.

Opinion

The Future is Here

The devastation in the Bahamas is a picture of our future, and is a model of how we can respond to the challenges that are now here. Our neighbors have been devastated and need our help. The climate crisis will make more demands on every facet of our lives, and our government. The current administration shows no vision or effort to prepare or respond to the climate crisis except to build a wall to keep refugees and immigrants out. I am planning to give money for Bahamas relief after researching the organizations offering help there. As you follow what is happening on our planet these days consider doing what you can to help. Our brothers and sisters who are the first impacted by the climate crisis will not be the last, and we must develop the capacity to respond. We may not be able to control the weather events that are coming, but we can control what we do, and how we act in response. We cannot allow the future to be a nightmare.

Opinion, Self improvement

Deport Isabel?

Maria Isabel Bueso is a young lady who has helped American doctors develop a treatment for a rare disease. Isabel came to America in response to a request from American doctors to study a treatment for a rare disease that affects American citizens. The current administration sent a letter to Isabel saying that she had to leave within the next few weeks which is a death sentence for her because she receives weekly treatments. Will this young lady receive a death sentence because the current administration wants to demonize immigrants? What happens to Isabel will be a judgement on America as we know it. I hope all citizens will rise to defend decency and the golden rule that so many of us live by, and believe in.

Opinion

Tax cuts and Tariffs – no strategy

The United States economy is the most powerful in the world, and we currently seem to have no strategy to make life better for citizens. We have had tax cuts that mostly went to the wealthy and corporations who did not need them. We have a tariff war going on with several countries that does not appear to have a theme or focus. Many experts are saying that we need to confront China about copyright issues, currency manipulation, etc., but that is not our focus. We have not put together previous allies to help us deal with China; Trump has alienated allies and attempted an attack on China without any help. The United States has many power multipliers including what is called soft power (our image, culture, technology, etc.), and allies. Trump is not using American power with great effect, but is acting as a solo amateur. America can do better.

Opinion

Recession is not the big problem

There is a lot of talk these days about the White House being worried about a recession. The big problem for the United States revolves around honesty and good governance. A majority of people inside the United States and outside the United States no longer believe our nation is an honest broker. Many see the administration as being corrupt and unbound by alliances, human rights, democracy, or free markets. Deals are made behind closed doors and the true details are kept under wraps. What the administration says is important changes from day to day depending on the news cycle. America’s larger problem is that no one knows which way we are heading, or if we will stay the course on important issues at home and around the world.