Nick Kristof and Robert Hubbell share some very fine characteristics.
Robert, I have developed the habit of reading your letter after I have read most everything else - because you do more than feed us key information and perspective. You lift us up. Long live your activist positive attitude.
Thanks, Bill and Jim. I appreciate the comments. It is my goal to help everyone make it through these challenging times so we can hasten the return of a more tolerant and liberal democracy.
Thank you for sharing your faith, Robert. Kristol’s statement is inspiring. What irks me most is that the Press lays the blame at Biden’s door in the headlines when it is indeed Manchin, Sinema, and company (Graham, etc.) who have gummed up the works. I know, that’s what Harry Truman meant by “The buck stops here,” but the bad actors deserve real consequences, not re-election. You make it possible for me to enjoy a weekend free of news anxiety.
Your reply here, Robert, just brought tears to my eyes. I admire this comparison enormously. While FDR was far from "perfect," a word that Americans throw around way too freely these days, I have admired him more than most of our prior Presidents. I'm so afraid that President Biden will not have the chance to fulfill what he has dreamed about and worked so hard for in our country. So many are despicable in their attacks on him and his agenda.
Exactly, Robert: The disappointments and frustrations of this year should make us more determined than ever. This weekend might be a good time to look back over the past ten months, and to reflect not on how steep the road ahead looks, but on how far we have come.
Nick Kristof and Robert Hubbell share some very fine characteristics.
Robert, I have developed the habit of reading your letter after I have read most everything else - because you do more than feed us key information and perspective. You lift us up. Long live your activist positive attitude.
Thanks, Bill and Jim. I appreciate the comments. It is my goal to help everyone make it through these challenging times so we can hasten the return of a more tolerant and liberal democracy.
Thanks, Bill. I agree.
Bill, I heartily agree with you. Amazing parallels between these two gentlemen, all in the best possible light.
Thank you for sharing your faith, Robert. Kristol’s statement is inspiring. What irks me most is that the Press lays the blame at Biden’s door in the headlines when it is indeed Manchin, Sinema, and company (Graham, etc.) who have gummed up the works. I know, that’s what Harry Truman meant by “The buck stops here,” but the bad actors deserve real consequences, not re-election. You make it possible for me to enjoy a weekend free of news anxiety.
But for Manchin and Sinema, the press would be comparing Biden to FDR . . . .
Your reply here, Robert, just brought tears to my eyes. I admire this comparison enormously. While FDR was far from "perfect," a word that Americans throw around way too freely these days, I have admired him more than most of our prior Presidents. I'm so afraid that President Biden will not have the chance to fulfill what he has dreamed about and worked so hard for in our country. So many are despicable in their attacks on him and his agenda.
Exactly, Robert: The disappointments and frustrations of this year should make us more determined than ever. This weekend might be a good time to look back over the past ten months, and to reflect not on how steep the road ahead looks, but on how far we have come.
Well said!
Thank you. It will take a lot of work to conjure up a sense of calm and reason but I'd like to try what you suggest here.