Keep Trump in office - interesting letter (not mine)

[question everything]

Star Tribune assistant commentary editor David Banks (“Unity is uneasy,” Aug. 20) argues that we should not allow President Donald Trump to serve out his term. I disagree. Trump’s appalling outbursts effectively brake right-wing plans cooked up in Congress. I don’t want the Trump administration and Congress to “get things done.” I want them to fail. Keeping Trump as president raises the chance that millions will not lose health care and billionaires will not get tax breaks.

Unintentionally, Trump has a progressive effect on public awareness. His racism and xenophobia incite more Americans than ever before to stand up for Muslims, blacks, immigrants and other marginalized people. Trump’s attacks on Obama’s environmental accomplishments trigger plans to protect the planet. Because of his campaign against the Affordable Care Act, the country understands everyone’s right to health care. Trump’s “America First” campaign raises awareness of American imperialism. Because of Trump’s childish and churlish behavior, resistance against right-wing plans is rising.

I say “right-wing,” not conservative. There’s nothing conservative about opposing care for the environment, nothing conservative about racism and xenophobia, nothing conservative about fighting governmental order. I lean liberal, but I don’t believe true conservatives lack compassion. The Republican Party of the past demonstrated compassion, environmental concern and statesmanlike behavior.

Mike Pence, with his reasonable demeanor, would make the right-wing agenda seem respectable. That would be more dangerous than letting Trump disgrace the office of the presidency. I trust our institutions and even a few members of Trump’s Cabinet to keep us safe during his I-hope-brief and crazy presidency.

I want Donald Trump to go on embarrassing and discrediting the extreme right.

Jeanette Blonigen Clancy, Avon, Minn.

http://www.startribune.com/readers-write-president-donald-trump-better-in-or-out-of-office/441776403/

[NNadir]

1. I'm not sure I agree. The man is clearly insane, and as a clinically criminal psychopath armed...

...with some of the most dangerous weapons in the world, I'm not willing to risk the consequences to make a political point.

He needs to be removed from office, and, to the extent is issues are criminal, subject to arrest, trial and punishment.

[question everything]

3. I can understand this but you do have to agree

that his demand to dismantle the ACA did bring the need of equal access to healthcare to the front.

[NNadir]

7. And you have to agree that as important as the ACA might be, the destruction of the planetary...

...atmosphere or the outbreak of a nuclear war - or any other kind of war - makes the ACA issue relatively trivial.

[Brainstormy]

2. EXACTLY! and the midterms

will be better for Democrats if Trump is still in office. This is what I've thought all along. Let him continue to wreck havoc in terms of public opinion. His legislative agenda is dead in the water. Pence, new in office, would engender sympathy. Let Trump continue to line up the prospects for a better, Democratic, future.

[TreasonousBastard]

5. Yes. We have a year to change Congress and completely neuter him for another 2 years.

[ginnyinWI]

6. He's on his way to a Democratic majority, I think.

Look at the way he's trashing Repubs in Congress right and left. Why should his loyal fans bother to come out and vote for any of them in the mid-terms. The Donald is the only good guy, right?

So the base stays home and the Dems take majority. And Donnie is neutralized until he's finally voted out.

[question everything]

15. As long as we have good candidates

with solid plan and presentation. Yes, trashing Trump will be important. Whether we like it or not, negativity work. Look how Hillary's numbers went up when she started talking about temperament and the nuclear "football." But I hope that they can reach voters with bread and butter topics as well as asking what had Trump done for them lately.

[Brainstormy]

11. Given what he's "accomplished" in 7 months

a year should do it, if we're vigilante and work hard. I think we can COMPLETELY neuter him.

[Fatemah2774]

4. Actually

I would prefer him, his family and the entire cabal to be in prison.

I don't think the nearer to danger the further from harm applies to this fool.

[kwassa]

8. I want Trump to remain in office. Maximum assured destruction of the Republican party.

a four year train wreck.

[Brainstormy]

10. Bingo! n.t

[Vinca]

9. That is a very good point. I wonder, though, if he was removed from office if he would run

again anyway on a third party ticket which would split the GOP vote. Who the hell knows? We'll be lucky if we have a country in 2020.

[Angry Dragon]

12. Trump is as destrutive as Harvey just destroying the world

[Quemado]

13. I would agree, but

the issue of climate change makes it imperative that climate change deniers like Trump and virtually the entire Republican party be thrown out of power ASAP.

[pansypoo53219]

14. straight jacket + locked in the white house is ok. rather a russian clean sweep. remove all of them.