I figured it out!
The reason the Democrats are fighting against everything President Trump is doing, regardless of how beneficial it is to the country, is to prevent any political gains for the Republican Party. If they allow Trump to pass a tax bill, balance the national budget, cut foolish waste, etc., they will allow the Republicans to gain a foothold into the 2026 and 2028 elections. If the Republican Party accomplishes Trumpās goals as mentioned above, Republicans will gain more seats in Congress, and Vice President Vance will surely win the next presidential election.
Why didnāt the democrats stand and honor a 13-year-old boy who has cancer? Why couldnāt those same democrats pay tribute to a young girl who was brutally murdered? Why couldnāt those democrats show respect to the family of a fireman who was shot and killed during a presidential assassination attempt? Itās curious as to why the Democrats are opposing issues that a majority of Americans agree with, but there is no other reasonable explanation other than to prevent Trump from any type of victory.
Larry Casey
Huntley resident
During the campaign, I wrote that, if Trump won, Elon Musk could have a shadow presidency. I was wrong in one respect. This is not a shadow, it is right up front. First he addressed Congress while carrying his kid on his shoulders.
His next prominent appearance was in the Oval Office. Musk addressed the press while Trump slouched at his desk. Little X Musk stood next to the presidentās desk and picked his nose.
The next humiliation was reducing Donald Trump (who has expressed disdain for electric vehicles) to a car salesman, hawking Teslas on the White House Lawn. Aside from the ethical considerations spelled out on the DOJ website, this is showing favoritism to one EV manufacturer. What about electric cars made in the US by Rivian (built in Illinois), General Motors or Ford? Does the president endorse Tesla over other American cars? What should the public take from that?
Of course the elephant in the room is the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). On February 28, Musk referred to your Social Security as āthe biggest Ponzi Scheme of all timeā. His team of 19 to 25 year olds went into various agencies and made massive, indiscriminate cuts. It is not possible that, in one or two weeks, these young men could understand what these agencies do and what programs are in their budgets.
I think that, as citizens who depend on Social Security, Medicare and perhaps Medicaid, that the immigrant we should most fear is the South African wielding a chainsaw. This is our country, we all have a stake in it. Governing the country is serious business and should not be delegated to an inexperienced amateur, no matter how rich he is.
Richard J Quigley
Huntley resident
Why is Elon Musk getting briefed on Pentagon plans for a possible war with China?
1) Heās a civilian with no official government job.
2) Has he passed any background checks?
3) Does anyone in MAGA land understand the concept of āneed to knowā?
To receive any classified information, one has to have a high enough security clearance and a need to know the information to perform oneās job.
Spare me the lame excuses about waste, fraud and abuse. A judge is waiting to Elon Musk to document that. Trump and Musk are clearly threats to national security.
George Ciesla
Huntley resident
