Here we go. Certain Republicans, embittered at election results, engage in partisan warfare before the new governor is even inaugurated. Letter writer George Mathews (Dec. 30) castigates Janet Mills for not attending a Trump-hosted governors conference. But is there any guarantee that that shameless charlatan will keep the promises he makes? Does he even understand […]
Dave Griffiths
We were once enemies; now, friends
I made a new friend a few weeks ago. His name is Mr. Nghia, and he lives in a village not far from Da Nang in Vietnam. With his smooth skin, he looks 50. But he’s not. He’s in his mid-70s, and a half-century ago he was part of a Viet Cong unit that attacked […]
Vote for the antidote — Janet Mills
Anyone who wants to turn the page on eight years of a Republican governor who bragged about being “Trump before Trump was Trump” should vote to replace him with Janet Mills, who will: • Fight for affordable health care. Reversing mean-spirited Republican policy, she will enforce the wishes of Maine voters by expanding Medicaid. • […]
Letter writer missed the irony
I wonder if Glenn Chateauvert is aware of his flirtation with irony in his letter (Aug. 19) castigating the media for its “hatred aimed at Trump and conservatives”? First, Trump brings intense scrutiny on himself via petulant, untruthful and often contradictory statements and Twitter blasts, trampling on what had been the norms of political dialogue. […]
Distinguishing truth from fiction
Now that Commander-in-chief Donald J. Trump, whose latest reality TV role is Russian intelligence asset, has ignored his inauguration vow to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States,” it is time for all of us to go beyond partisan bickering and resist — like true patriots. How? For starters, as a former […]
Observations about President Trump
Questions at the 17-month mark of Trump’s White House ego trip: If he’s sure that Robert Mueller is on a “witch hunt” and that neither he nor his campaign colluded or obstructed justice, why doesn’t he just be quiet and let the investigation unfold? As commander-in-chief, how does believing Putin’s no-meddling claim, then denigrating his […]
Trump is a failed leader
As one of 20 million veterans, I charge President Trump with executive malpractice — naming his personal physician (who has no relevant management experience) as head of the Veterans Administration, the second largest government agency. Sadly, Trump values personal loyalty above President Abraham Lincoln’s promise in his second inaugural address “to care for him (and […]
The worst-ever president
Desperate to justify their votes, supporters of President Donald Trump tout economic prosperity under their guy. But let us not forget three other factors: the recovery started and gained steam under President Barack Obama; markets for U.S. products in the rest of the industrialized world are expanding; and Janet Yellen, former Federal Reserve chair, clamped […]
A bit of real news about Trump
I live on a street with great kids running around and adults helping each other, pushing a snow blower up my driveway or handing out huge chunks of moose meat. Donald Trump lives in a neighborhood (the world) where just 30 percent of people interviewed by Gallup in 134 countries approve of American leadership — […]
Have respect for women
Astonishing revelations that more and more men have abused women — with, I am certain, countless incidents unpublicized across our society — add more weight to what Hillary Clinton accomplished by winning the popular vote by nearly three million. She triumphed despite her gender and the now undeniable fact that women are often disrespected as […]