Call Trump’s first 100 Days the ‘Real Deal’
The political cartoon in Tuesday’s Rome NewsTribune May 2, by Clay Bennett of the Chattanooga Times Free Press, depicts President Donald Trump holding up an open folder showing this message: “A piece of paper that makes it look like I’m doing something.”
Is he implying that President Trump hasn’t accomplished anything since taking office?
That’s ludicrous. In order for a political cartoon (or a joke) to make a good point, it must be based on an element of truth. For example, if the emperor has a large nose it is OK for the cartoonist to exaggerate the size of his proboscis, but not OK to eliminate it entirely. That would imply that the emperor has no nose — an untruth.
In his first 100 days, he has already signed into law more legislation than any president since Harry Truman.
Truman referred to his administration as the Fair Deal. FDR called his administration the New Deal.
I was trying to think up a name for the Trump administration, such as the Make America Great Again Deal.
Liberal politicians and the liberal media are probably thinking, “Let’s label it the Raw Deal!”
My friend, Linda, a Trump supporter, suggested we call it what it is — the Real Deal. With the stock market now posting record highs, these days investors must be thinking the same thing.
No matter how good a deal we are getting from our elected officials and from our society, our well-being as individuals depends on how well we play the cards we are dealt. To do well at any endeavor requires that we acquire a certain amount of knowledge, develop necessary skills and that we, as individuals, build a reputation for self-reliance, honesty and dependability.
For a nation to be great requires that it has a sufficient number of individual citizens who fit the above description. Robert Rakestraw
Rome
This correspondence is in reference to a letter posted in the Rome News-Tribune concerning the shortage of nurses experienced by health care facilities. Nothing could be further from the truth. Students are continuously graduating from accredited nursing schools and awarded their well-earned degrees.
The problem does not lie in the quantity of available nurses, but with the recent unfair qualifications set forth by the health care facilities. Licensed practical nurses are being phased out of their established positions as the requirements for hiring have been elevated to those who have been classified as registered nurses. Many of these LPNs have been in nursing for more than 20 years and are forced to take positions of lower status and — in some cases — a pay decrease. These experienced nurses are given the option of returning to school in order to obtain an enhanced degree.
There is an abundance of LPNs who are competent, experienced and dedicated to the care of their patients. I am a former employee of Massachusetts General Hospital, and I have seen the inner workings of the patient to certified nursing assistant to nurse to doctor relay and the alleviation of the position of the LPN is appalling. Further consideration of retaining these valuable caregivers is warranted. Where would we be without them today had they not been there yesterday?
AJohnnyne Sharp Rome merica is a great country. When Barack Obama was elected President in 2008, America became greater. When Hillary Clinton won the direct popular vote by approximately 2.9 million votes in last year’s presidential election, America became much greater. America can become much greater in the following four years and we can recapture our culture if we do the following: increase the federal minimum wage, institute a single payer universal healthcare system, increase social security benefits for lower and middle income Americans, ban fracking, keep funding for Planned Parenthood, oppose cuts to the federal food stamp program, oppose any attempts to gut the Clean Water and Air Acts and oppose any attempts to dismantle the Environmental Protection Agency, strengthen and encourage the development of labor unions, strengthen public schools, rebuild our infrastructure, repeal Citizens United vs. FEC and reinstitute the FCC’s Fairness Doctrine.
We can recapture our culture if we do the following: ban same sex marriage, deport non-essential illegals, eliminate terrorists, reinstitute the military draft, seal our borders with Mexico and Canada and stop the flow of drugs into the United States, stop the illegal sale and illegal possession of firearms, punish economically American corporations who outsource American jobs to countries such as China, India and Mexico and who, in an effort to avoid paying American taxes, list as their corporate headquarters exotic foreign destinations such as Switzerland and the Cayman Islands, oppose government funding destined for sex change operations, denounce greed, reinstitute an anti-pornographic code of conduct for the entertainment industry, put prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance back in public schools and the Ten Commandments back on the courthouse lawn and encourage Americans to be conservative in their dating habits and in their selection of a marriage mate. Charles R. Shiflett
Rome
To Redmond Regional Medical Center emergency room and fourth floor personnel, doctors, nurses Kathy, Casey, Mia, Brenda, Janice, Mary and Alaina, technicians and dietary members.
Just a few words to express my sincere appreciation for all the excellent care and attention I received during my recent stay at Redmond.
Everyone involved was truly concerned about my health. They were all very well-knowledged, professional and extremely organized.
Thanks again. I will never forget what you have done for me. And a very special thanks to Dr. Melissa Dillmon, MD, and Douglas L. Page Jr. Gene Shaw
Rome