The editor of my local paper told me he can only use my contributions to the letters column about every other week. Still I had two published four days apart recently.
Here is today’s effort (scroll down to the bottom).
Here is the text:
Trump is assaulting patriotic public servants
The “new normal” is that the president of the United States can issue dozens of personal insults and slanderous lies about formerly anonymous, dedicated and intelligent public servants with impeccable records stretching back decades. This outrageous assault on the veracity, character and patriotism of people who are willing to speak under oath in a public forum would be actionable if issued from any other source but the bully pulpit.
To Donald Trump supporters, it’s just “Trump being Trump,” but a mystery to the rest of us why the leader of the free world spends his valuable time on pettiness that is beneath anyone’s dignity and would result in civil action if done by anyone else. I would be grateful if someone who admires Trump and accepts this behavior could explain how it unites the country, advances the national agenda and inspires the millions of government employee “troops” that he leads.