Republican letter writer calls Dems crazy  

So, AOC came out with Another Outrageous Comment (AOC) stating that any comments about inflation is really propaganda. Tell that to all of the folks living paycheck to paycheck. OMG!   Just the other day she was speaking at a gathering on the streets of NYC saying to help the 100,,000+ illegal immigrants they need to be given jobs. The crowd of residents were yelling at her saying..........."send them home" and "close the boarder" OMG!   Then a few weeks ago AOC stated that the wildfires on Maui were caused by climate change. It has been determined that the electrical company was the cause. OMG!   Also, if you recall prior to the 2020 Presidential election she was pushing the Green New Deal with a price tag of $120 Trillion dollars! Our National debt just went over $33 Trillion so she thinks spending 4X as much on the Green New Deal is a good idea? OMG!   Question? How do these crazy Democrats get elected in the first place? I could make a very long list of Democrats in this "crazy" category but I think you know them. They could all have roles in the movie "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"!

Chuck Bracken – Cannon Falls, Minnesota

Shut it down?

"Unless you get everything, shut it down." Are these the words of a madman? A dictator? A former Republican U.S. president? Actually, all three, rolled into one. He refers to the government shutdown most Republicans seemingly are aiming for. People here in the U.S. have chosen a form of government we broadly call a democracy (A republic for the fussy). This means we want to be a free people, governing ourselves, where everyone has an equal voice. Yes, even Black people, Hispanic, Native American, Irish, Italian, Catholic, German and Muslim.   We're free because we've chosen to be free, not just because of our military, but in spite of it. To make this work, we have a written agreement between all of us, called our Constitution and the 27 Amendments. (Sounds like the name of a band!) When our Foundling Fathers wrote it, they knew times and people would change, and provided amendments as a means to do so peacefully and orderly. Mrs. Gittens, my third grade teacher at Calhoun grade school in Minneapolis, taught us, "Democracy is rule by the majority, with respect for rights of the minority." (Ironically, the school was named after a raging racist, John Calhoun, a U.S. vice-president from the 1800s.)  "Unless you get everything, shut it down," are not the words of a patriot nor an “American,” but of a dictator. Republicans have backed themselves into a corner where "compromise" has become a four-letter word. The alternative is dictatorship or totalitarian government. A problem with dictators is that they become jealous and greedy of power, and don't want to share it with the people. They become afraid of the people. They find a way to disarm the people. An extreme form of gun control is to take all guns away, which dictators do.

A. Martin – Merrifield, Minnesota

Two to add to the list

Two things to complain about: A. Roads B. Taxes (choose one)  

Dave Sorenson – Duluth, Minnesota

Two’s a crowd

In Trump’s and Putin’s world, secrecy, treachery and betrayal are normalized. It’s draconian. Darwinism, if you can claw your way to the top perch to broadcast. When Trump and Putin clasped hands in friendship we instantly realized that either one would betray the other in a heartbeat. Trump was he puppet though because he had no clout outside his sandbox.

Gerald Norrgard – Duluth, Minnesota