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Editor, Times-Union:
The Democrats 40 years ago were far less insane than they are today. Sure, they were often corrupt. But they often got along with Republicans. Bill Clinton went along with Newt Gingrich and they balanced the budget. But today, Democrats seem to be the enemy of the people and common sense. They call Trump a fascist but voted for fascists that believed the government should control our lives. Trump's Big Beautiful Bill retained the tax cuts he gave most Americans during his first administration. But Democrats wanted taxes to go up and take money away from most Americans. Just because our money is printed in Washington doesn't mean it should belong to Washington.
In 1863, New York City had draft riots and Lincoln sent troops to the city to bring back order. Over 1,000 lives were lost including Blacks that were lynched by Democrats. But order was restored. Today, people in many big cities like Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles want order brought to their cities and Trump has suggested sending the National Guard to those cities. But Democrat governors and mayors have refused the help. I guess they hate Americans and would rather have their people die. They consider illegal aliens, many of them vicious criminals, are more deserving of assistance than Americans. Why do too many Democrats think they are representatives of Central America more than they are of Americans?
I think it's ironic that many Democrats who say no one is above the law act as if they are above the law. If you commit mortgage fraud, you are a criminal. When banks appraised Trump properties and gave him loans which he repaid, he was considered a criminal. Yet when Kamala Harris wasted over $1 billion in campaign funds, she seems like Erkel who said after doing something stupid, "Did I do that?"
They say Trump is corrupt but don't say how. When Biden's corruption was pointed out, Democrats scoffed. When they say Trump is lawless, they don't say what laws he broke. But when Democrats break the law, like when Biden forgave student loans illegally, Democrats got mad Republicans pointed it out. Many Democrats want to impeach Trump even though he has done a fantastic job so far. Yet Kamala Harris missed the chance to be the first female President because she refused to use the 25th Amendment to remove Biden from the presidency.
Trans women aren't women but Democrats think they are. Democrats can't take a joke. They can only vote for them.
Rick Badman
Warsaw, via email
