LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Time to ditch the partisanship

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To the editor:

(re: “Democrats were embarrassing during Brett Kavanaugh hearing,” Oct. 18)

JFK said it well: “You cannot negotiate with people who say what’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.” Of course negotiations often mean that both parties walk away from the discussion feeling like each one gained.

Unfortunately, Mr. John ODonohue, that’s not what is going on in the national political arena these days. Your letter is interesting on many fronts. However, for it to make sense, it should have included the simple fact that it takes two parties to tango, sir. The Republican Party doesn’t tango, doesn’t foxtrot, doesn’t dance at all — it dictates.

The compromise candidate for the Supreme Court was hijacked, unethically, by Mitch McConnell. That man is Merrick Garland. He is the man who should be sitting where Gorsuch now sits.

That has been the “art of compromise,” helping to keep the Supreme Court’s reputation intact for the last 100 years. It was summarily, in a highly partisan manner, cast aside.

The court is now forever damaged. And sadly, garners less respect than it ever did.

This president is a minority president. The senators, all white men who voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh, represented far less than the majority’s opinion in our country. We are slowly being taken over by a powerful minority, silencing those of us who, like you, sir, work hard, pay our bills and get slapped down, dismissed and diminished by a party that appears to stop at nothing to hold unto power.

To top it off, the president of this country is the president of all people, not just the people who voted for him. Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Cart, and yes Ronald Reagan were all inclusive in their welcoming of Americans of all beliefs and opinions. The same cannot be said of the folks in D.C., shoving their radical unpopular agenda down our throats (including this narcissistic egomaniac). Telling him to compromise makes far more sense than the apparent nonsense you’ve written.

You are most entitled to your opinion. Unfortunately, telling us who you voted for does give you little credibility as one who is unbiased. Your current opinion, as expressed in your letter, appears to be a standard Republican-issued partisan attack. You may have voted for Gus Hall, president of CPUSA, but now you belong to the oppressors.

Calling out the wolf in sheep’s clothing is what keeps this country great. I will, and other brave souls who love this country as much as the flag-waving jingoists, will all continue to battle to free America from this nightmarish scourge we are now living through.

We are fighting to restore the integrity our parents and the founders fought to create. You are most welcome to join us and ditch the partisanship at the door.

Adam Stoler

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