No cheers for conservative ideologues dissing Trump

Progressives are cheering conservative media icons for their unrelenting bashing of the morally, mentally and intellectually challenged Trump. George Will of the Washington Post and the NY Times' Tom Friedman and Ross Douthat have been more withering in their dislike, indeed hatred of Trump, than any progressive that has come under their literary scalpel.

I don't but it. All three are focused laser like against the man, not the party or its agenda. Their real concern is saving the Republican and conservative brand from an unhinged phony who might undo their grand plan to remake America into the playground for a heartless billionaire class. They lust for a Rubio or a Kasich, or gulp....a Pence to maintain their fiction that Republicans have any plan whatsoever to make America great for the tens of millions of needy, rebuild its crumbling infrastructure, provide universal health care, care for the environment, reign in perpetual war, end racism, sexism and Xenophobia infesting our body politic. For Will, Friedman and Douthat, America is still the Shining City On The Hill that can only prosper under conservative cruelty dressed up as 'freedom' from obtrusive government interference. Their Trump bashing ignores all the hard won, decent progressive improvement being systematically dismantled by the Congressional Republican majority.

Let's not allow Trump's mendacity, cynicism, dishonesty and likely cognitive decline distract us from resisting the incredible damage being wrought under the glare of the pig circus Trump brought to town.

Where's the value?

The Daily Herald didn't score any points in good journalism publishing 'No shame; just money' by 93 year old Dorothy Caffrey Wednesday. The letter simply parrots ideologues on Fox News and Breitbart Media who demonize progressive political thought as being controlled by a relatively obscure progressive billionaire who donates millions to worthwhile causes. There was not a single fact or coherent, reasoned thought worthy of publication. Those two concepts should at least be hinted at in any letter deemed publishable.  The only reason for publication that makes sense is the letter serves the Herald's desire to placate its legion of readers who share Caffrey's imaginary concept of American political life. 

Walt Zlotow

Glen Ellyn

630 442 3045

No shame; just money

What has happened to our country? Is George Soros and his money running our country with his liberal friends? President Trump is doing the best job considering the mess he inherited from the previous administration. We should give Mr. Trump our full support, instead of this horrible, sickening, vulgar criticism.

Liberals, you are a disgrace to our country. I am a proud American — 93 years old; my husband fought for this country. You, Mr. Soros, should be ashamed; but then, I guess you don’t have any shame — just money — how sick.

Dorothea Caffrey

Palatine

Sox should don Peace Symbol next Memorial Day

I was befuddled by the weird coloring on my beloved White Sox uniforms Monday till realized the khaki hats and lettering were to honor US war dead and all service folks on Memorial Day. After 17 years of perpetual war since 911, which has needlessly killed hundreds of thousands, including 6,900 US servicemen and women, I see Memorial Day as mostly a commercial for the US war party, pursuing perpetual war for power, glory and wealth.

How bout if every Major League team puts the Peace Symbol on their uniforms next Memorial Day instead? Over on the South Side we might even prevail on the mucky mucks who run the Sox to change that dreadfully named stadium for one day to Guaranteed Peace Park. Don't know if it would draw any more fans, but it would truly better honor the intended spirit of Memorial Day.

A day to reflect on all the civilians we kill overseas

On this Memorial Day, let us take a minute to reflect on the many thousands of innocent civilians we've needlessly killed these past 16 years since the 911 attacks unleashed the fury of the US war party's revenge. Just about every week we hear of a new atrocity; 20 killed in Iraq, 100 killed in Afghanistan, 35 killed in Syria, 50 killed in Yemen, all covered up by Uncle Sam till the truth emerges. There are no consequences for these war crimes. Military leaders responsible rise in rank as women and babies sink into their graves, assuming they weren't blown to bits by our WCD (weapons of civilian destruction). And our government does this with our tax dollars that could be spent rebuilding our country's crumbling infrastructure, caring for the needy and promoting peace instead of war. We demonize nations we don't like such as Russia and Iran while selling hundreds of billions of weaponry to Saudi Arabia which supports jihad throughout the Middle East and which has its fingerprints all over the 911 attacks. America never learned from the several millions of innocents we killed in needless and failed wars in Korea and Vietnam. Now we're bombing and conducting secret, special ops in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Pakistan, Yemen, Libya and Somalia plus others unknown. This Memorial Day, let's remember the innocents we slaughter as well as the fallen US soldiers. And let's all join the peace movement to work to end perpetual war which spells the eventual doom of the American experiment.