My Country Use to Be

MAGA has been a farce all along. There may be a couple of things he's done that I'd agree with, but the list of cons FAR outweighs the few. At least before he took office again, America still held some modicum of respect in the world. Thank, Tania.

Lol Jan. Drive as POTUS? He'd run everyone off the road who got in his way. I don’t think the FLOTUS wants to give him a ride either.

Hi, Tom. Your key words… ‘He wants.’ Not what’s best for America or the world, but what he thinks he has the right to do without question.

Hi, Jay and some still voted after knowing his track record. Thanks for reading me.

Gershon, I wish I could lead in with, 'respectfully' to what I'm writing to you but after reading your comments on another post about women, you don't have my respect. I see you've read Mark's comments and responded to his thoughts there instead of presenting them as your opinion on MY poem. Mark made amends, but the same thing I told him applies to you. We may disagree on politics, or anything but I've never written negative comments on one of your opinionated posts, and that's not tongue in cheek. I'd appreciate you not piggybacking your comments onto another poet's remarks on my poetry. I'll have to post another Not Today, Tumbleweed piece. Screen shots taken.

Gershon...my comment discussing DT and women was abbreviated. Let's see...he has worked to deny women and girls access to health care, including the right not to die needlessly from a miscarriage. He has undermined women’s right to control their own bodies and defunded or stopped the programs that protect their right to be safe from domestic violence and sexual assault. He has ended programs designed to protect women’s employment and has fired women from positions of authority. This was also just a brief synopsis. We can argue the points till the cows come home, but the question is how do you feel about women? Are they as capable as men, or do you subscribe to the whole childless cat lady theory? I do get it...some men feel small and are looking to blame or contain others. That's right out of DT's playbook.

Gershon...Fentanyl from Canada sounds convenient for extorting an ally...a really good strategy don't you think? I'll give you a brief synopsis on DT and women in another comment in a few minutes. The prison guards are asking for another bribe to let me speak. In the meantime ask yourself if you see any advantages living in a place that respects the rule of law. Maybe you'd prefer a place with a legal system like Russia? Maybe we can have a party in Siberia. Now, that's a twist!!!

Greetings Gershon...To answer your question directly, illegal aliens deserve the legal process enshrined by law...nothing more and nothing less. You're assuming they have criminal backgrounds. If they do, by all means present that information to a court of law and deport them. I'm aware that one of the deportees was here under an asylum program awaiting a hearing...and he's apparently not a criminal. If a relative of yours was illegally rounded up, you wouldn't like it...but it takes some empathy to understand and feel how this hurts. I suppose your family was here along with the native Americans and in that case you have a right to frown on people who come to the USA for asylum. I'm suggesting like most of us, your family immigrated here from somewhere else...get it? Wait...we don't have home schooling and charter schools in the USA?

Love that tongue in your cheek, Mark.

To Duke B: What 'due process' do illegal aliens with criminal backgrounds 'deserve?' Next, trimming fraud and waste is always fought. When corporations attempt it, they get push-back too... Educational choices will only come with more charter schools and home schooling, both of which the Democrats have loudly opposed... As for trade: Trump is trying with Canada, e.g.,, to get them to defend their own borders if they really want to keep them and to stop the flow of fentanyl to the U.S. Anything wrong with that?... And finally, I think Mr. Trump stopped bragging about 'pussy grabbing ten years ago,' and CERTAINLY is doing the right thing by banning men from women's sports. ~ gw

Duke, you had more patience to get into the flaws I see in the current administration and worded your reply with one I wouldn't have used but certainly would've wanted to. Thank you for your straightforward views.

Mark, we don’t mind deporting criminals. However, we believe in following a process that allows for a hearing in court with representation so that no one gets railroaded. We don’t mind trimming fraud, waste, and abuse provided it’s done with careful and transparent analysis and fairness and not by removing inspectors general. We don’t mind better educational choices but with some oversight so everyone has a fair shot as determined by law. We don’t mind trade as negotiated by agreement as he previously signed with Canada and Mexico, and we don’t want men invading women’s sanctity like the professed pussy grabber you sing praises to.

Lin, I fully value your opinion, and I didn't intend to offend you or to be inconsiderate of you or your opinion. It's simply a rebuttal and a stance in defense of.

Mark, there are enough political opinions to carry on conversations forever, but since I haven't commented in a negative manner on your poems, (yes, I've read a few) it'd be considerate of you to treat mine with the same respect I've treated yours.