How do I hate this administration, let me count the ways. First, I’d prefer a president who was not a convicted felon. One who did not freely admit that becoming president again saved him from many lawsuits and possible jail time. One who did not refer to himself as king, whose administration wasn’t based on hate, divisiveness, bigotry and revenge. In regard to the cabinet, I’d prefer people who have some level of expertise in the department they will be running.

DOGE? People with no particular expertise have access to the secure data of many departments. Results: Experts on bird flu being fired “by accident;” older computer code being misread, so word goes out that 150 year olds are receiving Social Security checks. Rooting out government waste is admirable if done in a measured and thoughtful way. Why listen to Warren or AOC? If no one speaks up we could find ourselves losing our democracy all together. Actions like trying to erase a portion of our population, transgender people, are a test case to see if anyone will object, actions eerily similar to the early days of the Nazis in Germany. In response to letter writer Mr. Mayotte: You have the right to support any politician you like. But as of today, I still have the right to protest and protest strongly any one that I think threatens our democracy. And by the way, I’m an Independent, not a Democrat.

Susanne Whitbeck

Pembroke