Trump’s governing styles can now be compared to Obama’s
letter to the editor
To the Editor:
For the last several weeks, I've been reading letters to the editor about how we as a nation should come together and support our president. I agree with the sentiment that as a nation, it is important to come together after a divisive election. However, I can't help but feel cynical about the individuals writing these messages. After all, the same individuals writing about coming together were the same writers who've spent the last eight years calling Obama a socialist, often times writing about how "the tree liberty is soaked in the blood of tyrants."
Unlike those authors, I won't write things like that regarding President Trump. However, I feel we can now contrast the governing styles of Trump to Obama, more specifically, regarding health care. The ACA for example spent a year being publicly debated on live television (you can still watch the hours of public debates on YouTube or C-Span's archive footage). President Obama even did a live Q and A with leaders from both parties on all the major networks regarding the ACA. The ACA had over 160-plus Republican amendments and was even partially based off of a plan advocated by The Heritage Foundation (the individual mandate).
Meanwhile, the current Republican plan, known as the AHCA is opposed by every major medical association in the country. It cuts crucial funding to fight the opiod epidemic and cuts funding for people with disabilities (the hardest hit being children). It has no Democratic amendments and is currently being rushed through Congress without any public debate or input. The contrast couldn't be more stark, heck even President Trump called the AHCA "mean."
For most die-hard Trump supporters, I doubt any of this will matter. Just as those who screamed about "socialism" were gladly cashing in Social Security checks and were insured by Medicare. The irony flys over their heads, just like those who call for unity after spending the last decade spouting "the tree of liberty is soaked in the blood of tyrants."
Danial Vereb
Seville
For the last several weeks, I've been reading letters to the editor about how we as a nation should come together and support our president. I agree with the sentiment that as a nation, it is important to come together after a divisive election. However, I can't help but feel cynical about the individuals writing these messages. After all, the same individuals writing about coming together were the same writers who've spent the last eight years calling Obama a socialist, often times writing about how "the tree liberty is soaked in the blood of tyrants."
Unlike those authors, I won't write things like that regarding President Trump. However, I feel we can now contrast the governing styles of Trump to Obama, more specifically, regarding health care. The ACA for example spent a year being publicly debated on live television (you can still watch the hours of public debates on YouTube or C-Span's archive footage). President Obama even did a live Q and A with leaders from both parties on all the major networks regarding the ACA. The ACA had over 160-plus Republican amendments and was even partially based off of a plan advocated by The Heritage Foundation (the individual mandate).
Meanwhile, the current Republican plan, known as the AHCA is opposed by every major medical association in the country. It cuts crucial funding to fight the opiod epidemic and cuts funding for people with disabilities (the hardest hit being children). It has no Democratic amendments and is currently being rushed through Congress without any public debate or input. The contrast couldn't be more stark, heck even President Trump called the AHCA "mean."
For most die-hard Trump supporters, I doubt any of this will matter. Just as those who screamed about "socialism" were gladly cashing in Social Security checks and were insured by Medicare. The irony flys over their heads, just like those who call for unity after spending the last decade spouting "the tree of liberty is soaked in the blood of tyrants."
Danial Vereb
Seville
