GOP silence is frightening

To the Editor:

This is for Sen. Thom Tillis, Sen. Ted Budd and Rep. Chuck Edwards,

Every day I continue to be saddened, dismayed, shocked and angry at the spate of executive orders being issued by Mr. Trump and the unauthorized actions being carried out by Elon Musk, who was not elected.

These are dangerous times

To the Editor:

Who’s writing the script on the United States’ approach towards Ukraine and Russia? Trump or Putin?

• February 18 — Trump falsely claims Ukraine started the war with Russia. That’s a win for Putin. 

DOGE and Trump are uncovering fraud

To the Editor:

First of all, I think it’s very important for everyone in our area to do their research and fact check the information before forming their opinions. We have been misled for years. 

This is not how to run a business

To the Editor:

Who likes taxes, Anyone … anyone? Right. Nobody.

So firing almost 7,000 Internal Revenue Service employees is good, right? Wait a minute, do I still have to pay taxes?  

Give Trump time to do the job

To the Editor:

When Bill Clinton was President, we had a balanced federal budget. Now we have trillions of dollars in deficit spending. We have a serious spending problem. Let the President complete his job. If he fails, you can vote Democrat in 2028.

Congress needs to do its job

To the Editor:

I did not vote for Elon Musk, and I am pretty sure that no one else did either as he was not on any ballot.  Then, why is this man able to disrupt and make changes in our governmental system and programs?  Sens. Tillis and Budd, and Rep. Edwards, do your jobs!

GOP does not own the Bible

To the Editor:

Trump and his sidekick billionaire know exactly why our Constitution was intentionally designed with three branches of government. The speed with which they look to dismantle our checks and balances is proof that they look to install a government like Victor Orbàn has done in Hungary.

Kindness is a powerful force

To the Editor:

Political leaders are claiming they want to unite Americans. What they suggest is a top-down system which they can take credit for, rescuing millions of people all at one time.

Me thinks they protest too much

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.

Big Pharma ads are lies

To the Editor:

Lately there have been video ads on YouTube and TV that say “Biden Raided and Broke Medicare,” that Biden raised the price of pills for seniors. This is beyond the scope of “misinformation,” it is a barefaced lie of the absolute worst kind.

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