Senate leader should act for good of all
Jim, a character in the Britcom “Vicar of Dibley,” involuntarily begins every sentence with, “No-no-no-no.” His wife begins every sentence, just as involuntarily, with, “Yes-yes-yes-yes.” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell manages to one-up both Jim and his wife: To the Democrats, it’s a knee-jerk, “No-no-no”; to Mr. Trump, it’s a knee-jerk, “Yes-yes-yes.” For the good of the country, I wish his responses were involuntary. They’re not. It’s a New Year, a new Congress. It’s time for Sen. McConnell to forsake knee-jerk responses and to think and act for the good of the country—and for all of us.
ELLEN LOGAN, ATLANTA
Dems wrongly want to deny Trump a win
President Trump refused to sign a budget that did not include funds for his border wall. The result: a partial government shutdown. The Democrats held strong and said “no wall.” President Trump conceded and said, call it a “metal fence,” etc. He even reduced the dollar amount needed. Yet still the Democrats held strong. Republicans, and a big percentage of the American public, resent illegal immigrants taking advantage of our generous social programs. They resent illegal immigrants manipulating our system, gaining entry by claiming they want asylum. We have American citizens who need the taxpayer funds being used on these illegal aliens. The Democrats have many “better than thou” reasons for not wanting President Trump’s wall, such as the wall is immoral. In reality, they do not want to give President Trump a win on his campaign promise, and they want to endear themselves to potential voters.
BECKY SMITH, ROSWELL
Locked doors don’t equal support for wall
Regarding the letter, “Yes, Mike, many do believe in Trump” (Readers Write, Jan. 2), the letter writer encourages those who do not support funding for a wall at our country’s border to remove the locks from the doors to their homes; “then they’ll see why their anti-wall argument is pointless.” Responding as a wall “naysayer,” yes, I lock my doors.
However, if I heard a young child crying on my porch, or witnessed a neighbor woman fleeing from domestic abuse and calling for help, or knew that a boy was outside, moaning in pain after a gang attack, I hope I would be willing to open that door (or at least to contact those trained to assist) – not check the deadbolt and lob tear gas out the window.
SUZANNEEMILY SPORTS, PEACHTREE CITY
Black pols are the ones fueling racial division
Much has been said about racial divisiveness, but the primary reasons of discord are ignored. Black families have been destroyed by well-meaning but ignorant white liberals who demanded generous benefits for single black mothers, thus making the presence of black fathers a financial liability. The AJC dances around this issue. There is still a level of racial prejudice by whites, but I believe it is now much less about disliking someone for their color than it is about a mistrust of current, racist, black American political activism and attacks on white historical figures. Constant racist attacks by black political leaders on white people are intended to keep these same black leaders in power by stirring the “racial hate pot.” Can anyone name any black leader who has not used the “race card” to gain election and to keep their followers “on the black plantation”?
ERNEST WADE, LOGANVILLE
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