The DNC Store
To the tune of 16 Tons by Johnny Cash
Some people say Biden is made out of mud
The poor man’s made out of water and blood
Muscle and blood and skin and bones,
A mind that’s a-weak and a theory that’s wrong.
He woke up one morning when the sun didn’t shine.
He picked up his pen, said everything’s fine.
He opened our borders, for that was his goal.
And the NY Times said, “Well, bless his soul”
He forgives college loans, what do we get?
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter, don’t you call him ’cause he can’t go
He owes his soul to the DNC store
If you buy Bidenomics, what do you get?
Another day older — deeper in debt
Saint Peter, don’t you call him ’cause he can’t go
He owes his soul to the Chinese and more.
He vetoes six bills, and, what do we get?
Another day older — deeper in debt
Saint Peter, don’t you call him ’cause he can’t go
He owes his soul to the DNC store.
Tom McGorray
Northwest side
A motorist drops a letter into a USPS mail drop box at a post office in Kentucky in 2022.
Postal pennies spent again
Whatever happened to the penny postcard and the three-cent first-class stamp? Some mailers still use “old,” cheaper (before “forever”) stamps on letters, but one needs a pile of them (stamps) to make up the necessary amount to require delivery.
Now, soon, the Post Office will be punishing Americans because technology has made a better, and faster way to communicate with someone. The almost-annual postal rate-hike, look for it, is coming to your/our city, this coming summer. The Postal Regulatory Commission may approve, you know they will, a five-cent increase to a first-class forever stamp! Really? The only thing that is forever is that postal rate increases will be happening now and forever. They are calling it “Delivering for America: Ten Year Plan” And some postal desk jockey, probably a manager or overpaid supervisor, thought up that lame slogan. Maybe they need more Pony Express horses?
Kenneth Unwin
East side
Worth the wait
We are so happy and thankful that the left-turn signals on First and River have been reprogrammed to have “hard” left-turn arrows in operation at most times. We have traveled this intersection regularly for at least 40 years and have seen many different traffic accidents requiring paramedics (lucky there is a nearby fire station!), emergency transfer and causing a great amount of property destruction. I recently quit turning east onto River when traveling south on First because of poor visibility seeing the cars across this wide intersection in double left turn bays turning west on River. Drivers in this area are frequently exceeding the speed limit along with many red-light runners in both directions both day and night. The time spent waiting to safely proceed in this intersection is worth curtailing the human loss, injury, and property damage. Take a deep breath and enjoy your short wait!
Alan Barreuther
Foothills
Biden’s weakness and appeasement to Iran
Iran lobbed over 300 armed drones and ballistic missiles at our ally Israel. In its aftermath, Biden pressured Israel not to do a planned immediate retaliatory strike. A week later, Israel launched a single missile into Iran, reportedly not striking anything. I am sure this was again due to Biden’s pressure not to do a major retaliation. Biden’s response to Iran’s attack on Israel was to announce some meaningless, weak sanctions on them. He did not mention any enforcement of existing oil sanctions. Biden should know that oil sanctions are what matters to Iran; enforcing them reduces their cash flow to fund terrorist proxies Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis. Biden would rather have Iran continuing to fully fund these terrorist groups, instead of doing the right thing and enforcing the sanctions. Of course, doing so would elevate oil prices and hurt Biden politically for the upcoming election. That is all he cares about. And Biden’s politically motivated pressuring of Israel to do a ceasefire just enables Hamas to attack again.
Haley Roberts
Northwest side
The what club?
Re: the May 5 letter “Hate Trump club.”
The writer reminds us to ask ourselves, “Is our country better off now than it was four years ago?”
Such a difficult question to answer!
Four years ago our country was under the scourge of a pandemic, the hospitals were overflowing. In the month of April unemployment was at 14.7%, and the president was suggesting that we try drinking bleach to stop the virus. (You notice that he didn’t go first.) Such a leader!
It would be pointless to hate. I belong to the Love a Good Leader Club.
David Hatch
Southeast side
Rosemont Mine et al.
President Biden’s Environment Protection Agency (EPA) has placed new restrictive CO2 mandates on vehicle manufacturers that will eventually force the public into buying expensive Electric Vehicles (EV). The heavy lithium battery packs and engine use copper and cobalt. Most cobalt is mined in the Republic of the Congo, where China owns many of its mines utilizing child labor. Landscapes are destroyed, and underground water supplies contaminated. Ironically the same things Democrats deplore here from mining. Democrats are all in on the “green” climate agenda with everyone buying EVs, but they are vehemently opposed to any new open pit copper or cobalt mines, i.e., Rosemont, here in America. They seem to be quite OK with other countries mining it and using child labor. Quite contradictory and hypocritical. A blind eye and attitude that it is OK if it happens over there. I think all potential EV buyers should first take a trip to the Congo and see how their “green” saving the planet agenda is destroying it there.
Tom Galloway
North side
The wisdom of many
Re: the May 6 article “How about a little autocracy?”
Autocracy is the last thing that the United States needs. The wisdom of many is better than the wisdom of a megalomaniac. Once an autocrat gains power, the people can’t vote them out. There would be no freedom of press. Russia, Belarus, China, and Venezuela are examples. It is unfathomable that a member of the Arizona Daily Star’s editorial advisory board is recommending autocracy. Please remove Gerald Farrington from your editorial advisory board immediately.
Sam Dean
Midtown
Suppressing our vote
What is wrong with Arizona Republican legislators who passed a bill to suppress our vote by only allowing voting by mail as an exception if the voter is disabled, out of the country, or in the military? In the 2020 presidential election, 90% of ballots were mail-ins.
Requiring in-person voting would require 10 times the voting locations, voting machines, and personnel, not to mention the hardship voters would have to endure waiting in long lines. The additional cost to the state and counties would be in the millions, and we already have a budget deficit.
Republican legislators also passed a separate companion bill to disallow voting centers which make it easier to vote in person, making it a no-win for Arizona voters. The Republicans in the Legislature are trying to make a travesty of the system.
It’s clear to me their goal is to suppress our vote. We deserve better! Vote for Democrats in November.
Leadawn Anderton
Southwest side
Trump handled COVID
Re: the May 9 letter “Biden mishandled COVID, not Trump.”
Forget that Trump at first played down COVID, said it would go away quickly and suggested using bleach, not a vaccine to cure it. The writer must have been lost in the foothills to have missed that Trump didn’t hand over the vaccine nor anything to Biden since he didn’t even acknowledge that Biden won. As for Biden, if I were his age (and I am), I would not remotely want another term considering the political upheaval and threat to Democracy in this country and the wars in Gaza, the Ukraine and the worldwide climate crisis. Talk about stress!
Let’s also address who the leader of the Republican Party should be; I believe it should be George W. Bush, who was twice elected president and handled 9/11 (one of America’s worst days) very professionally as opposed to someone who was twice impeached and three times criminally indicted. In the interest of U.S. Democracy, Bush and other true conservative Republicans should strongly speak out against Trump’s dangerous candidacy.
Chuck Cabrera
Northwest side
Cause and effect
Re: the May 9 letter “Biden mishandled COVID, not Trump.”
In regard to the assertion that President Biden mishandled COVID, not Trump, I see there is another writer who would benefit from reviewing cause and effect; in this case, outcomes related to COVID, that President Biden was saddled with in his first year in office, were caused by Trump’s complete failure to quickly and effectively deal with the initial onset of the pandemic. I do credit Trump with fast tracking a vaccine, but I never heard him talk much about it. I did hear him avidly promote Clorox and horse dewormer, however. Additionally, the writer should know, but apparently doesn’t, that statistics presented without context are meaningless.
Anne Lane
Northeast side
D. Trump
My two cents, another perspective, on the inner workings of Donald Trump. I begin with his heart. Yes, it beats, but does it ever know genuine love for self or others? When one’s ego is so needy, there is no room left for empathy or outreach … even awareness, towards encompassing the narrow world that one has confined his existence to. Leaders cannot be devoid of compassion or recognition of another’s pain or need for self-respect. Sadly, DT is a product of a dysfunctional home environment growing up. Many people are of similar background, but to their credit, most strive to rise above the negatives in their lives. Power over the people is not their aim in life. Not so with DT. My heart and my conscience cannot connect with a man who lacks both.
Karen Kressley
Green Valley
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