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Letter to the Editor: ‘Where are the tough, good guys?’

by Jake Pickering
October 13, 2021
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Democratic Party headquarters in Austin, Texas, was attacked again on September 29, 2021.  Yes, as you no doubt are already well aware, Texas Republicans are crazy cretins.

 The night before the GOP (Greedy Old Perverts) latest act of domestic terrorism, on September 28, 2021, Brian Williams of MSNBC interviewed the E Street Band musical legend and small screen star attraction of HBO’s “The Sopranos,” Stevie Van Zandt. Leave it to Stevie Van Zandt/Silvio Dante to keep it as real as possible; truer words have never been spoken about American politics:

“We are in a war, but only one side is fighting,” he said. “And I’ve been feeling that for decades. It’s really coming to a very serious place now where we might lose our democracy. I’m not happy with what’s going on here.

“I’m not happy with our Attorney General. I would have preferred Malcolm Nance. We don’t really need the attorney part, but we do need a general. I just keep asking, ‘Where are the tough good guys?’ You know? And I just can’t find them. We need them now… the General Patton’s. I’ll take Teddy Roosevelt.

“Give me SOMEBODY who’s got a little courage and a little strength and realizes that we’re in a war. And we just don’t seem to have the people with the right frame of mind.”

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A record 81 million American voters chose our fragile democracy over traitor Trump’s tyranny last November, but the battle continues, and the majority of the American people are most definitely on our side. The so-called silent majority are we, but victory isn’t guaranteed.

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Bottom line: treason must be dealt with appropriately. The U.S. Constitution is clear on the proper penalty for traitors like Trump. Is Merrick Garland?

Jake Pickering

Arcata, CA, USA

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