To the Editor:

The recent outrage by an ever-increasing number of Democrat talking heads about actions by Elon Musk and DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) brings to mind a play by William Shakespeare.

In “Hamlet,” Lady Gertrude says “me thinks, the lady doth protest too much.” Since then, it has been come to be used as a common expression when someone is guilty of something they are trying to hide or they are being overly defensive or insincere.

Could it be that the Democrats are “protesting too much” because they are not really interested in getting rid of all the fraud, abuse and neglect? The most recent government census stated that there are 80,000 people living in the U.S. over the age of 100, but recent news stories have claimed Social Security records show over 20 million people over 100 are receiving SS payments. Recent reports also show that literally billions of dollars are paid by Social Security to people that don’t even have SS numbers. That is not what the program was designed for, and it is predicted that Social Security will be insolvent by 2037.

Personally, I applaud the work of President Trump and I am glad he has tasked DOGE with rooting out fraud, waste, corruption, inefficiency and mismanagement. Those on the left say that is not the president’s job, it should be done by Congress. Let’s be honest: Congress has been unable to do anything for a long time. The last time they had a balanced budget was almost 30 years ago. And common sense tells us that when you find yourself in a hole, the first thing you need to do is stop digging.

I’m not sure which of the reasons is the real reason for the Democrats’ fear of President Trump’s success. Is it because they don’t want the Republicans to get credit for rooting out fraud and waste, which by the way the majority of Americans agree with? Or is it because it will mess up their plans to continue to “tax and spend” us into further dependence on the government and create tax-wasting programs that match their own political agenda?

Either way, there has been way too many profanity laced meltdowns and too much talk of a “constitutional crisis” and it appears to me that “they doth protest too much.” 

David Lawson, MD

Lake Junaluska