Bad president

The depths of hypocrisy by Donald Trump has reached a new low. After years of public negotiations by all the stakeholders involved in preservation of Gold Butte as a national monument — negotiations that involved compromises by all stakeholders — the Gold Butte National Monument came into existence. No one got everything they wanted in the negotiations, but it was an example of the democratic process working.

So for Mr. Trump to say, as he recently did in Utah after gutting the two national monuments, that “public

lands will once again be for public use” represents a “monumental” falsehood. The lands are now up for private exploitation.

But this approach to deals is what characterizes Mr. Trump. His modus operandi is to make a deal and agree upon the terms. Then, after the deal goes into effect, he backs out and claims he wants a new deal.

The public process that makes for strong democratic institutions has been trammeled on by Mr. Trump again.

The writer is a board member of Friends of Gold Butte. teams balk at playing the University of Connecticut’s women’s basketball team that won more than 100 consecutive games? Did golfers shy away from competing against Tiger Woods in his prime?

No. They relished the opportunity to play against the best, and it’s my feeling that the prep football players in Northern Nevada feel the same way about competing against Bishop Gorman. In every sport, the jock wants the challenge.

The whiners are the coaches who are pressured by the trophy-for-everyone parentswhoneverplayed football or got their nose busted on the gridiron. ble their competition.

The Senate tax bill contains special tax breaks for owners of golf courses and wineries and special tax advantages for developers of real estate