Time for meritocracy

Dear editor:

In the past three years, there have been many letter writers who accuse President Trump of lying. I remind them if he is as much of a liar as they claim, he is in exalted company. I am referring to President Obama, President Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Samantha Powers, Susan Rice, James Comey, John Brennan, James Clapper, Elizabeth Warren, Nancy Pelosi, and Adam Schiff among many others. Hillary Clinton took her anger over losing in 2016 even further by exhorting her supporters to “resist, desist, insist.” Apparently, she forgot that there is supposed to be a peaceful transition of power.

Now, with workers and businesses, large and small, undergoing extreme hardship due to coronavirus, we learn that Steny Hoyer has sent an email dated April 13 that notifies House members that “Absent an emergency, the House is not expected to meet prior to Monday, May 4, 2020.” This would seem to suggest that these members, who will receive a paycheck regardless of whether or not they work, would be some of the most nonessential employees in the country. Perhaps we should remind the most ardent congressional critics of President Trump’s policies and actions that he has, since his inauguration, donated his quarterly salary to various government agencies, with the last donation going to help fight coronavirus in the U.S. I haven’t noticed any of the other politicians who run to the microphones to make their vicious comments publicly known behaving in kind. Rather, we have someone in Democrat leadership who has a hissy fit problem. I firmly believe we should watch what politicians do much more than believe what they say. We the people have to live with the policies they espouse, no matter how unworkable they are. Those who run businesses know that they need people who will get the job done. With that being said, I realize that President Trump often has trouble keeping both feet out of his mouth, but I will have him for a cup of coffee at my kitchen table any time rather than listening to those politicians whose actions show them to be arrogant, entitled elitists. We need someone who will get this country to work regardless of one’s ethnicity, gender, or skin color. How about some meritocracy?

May I suggest that young people intending to vote for the Democrat agenda in November read an actual book beforehand. “Profiles in Corruption” by Peter Schweizer should cause one to question overblown speeches before believing anything candidates say. Watch their actions instead. Freedom isn’t free; neither is any of the “free” stuff these people offer. Thank you for the opportunity to voice my opinion, a freedom we take for granted these days. Janet Riccio Hot Springs