Joy vs Cruelty
We read that a Trump-appointed federal judge from Texas has struck down President Biden’s new policy of granting citizenship to unauthorized immigrants whose spouses are already US citizens. Melania, anyone? The point is that everything Republicans do seems intended to hurt people, based on fear, greed and racism. Is it any wonder that the euphoria of the Democratic convention was so overwhelming? It was like the joy of the Beatles shaking us out of our national misery over the Kennedy assassination in 1964. It’s Republican cruelty we “won’t go back” to. Americans need to sweep Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, along with Democratic House and Senate majorities into power this November, so decisively that there is no room for the Republicans to steal it away. Competence, humanity and joy beats cruelty every time!
| Year | Letters | Published | Avg. | Avg. Wait Time (Days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.0 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 5.5 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.0 |
| 2017 | 8 | 7 | .875 | 5.9 |
| 2018 | 8 | 7 | .875 | 5.1 |
| 2019 | 12 | 11 | .917 | 5.5 |
| 2020 | 16 | 10 | .625 | 7.1 |
| 2021 | 13 | 10 | .769 | 4.3 |
| 2022 | 13 | 11 | .846 | 2.0 |
| 2023 | 13 | 12 | .923 | 2.5 |
| 2024 | 26 | 13 | .500 | 3.4 |
| 2025 | 48 | 31 | .646 | 3.5 |
| 2026 | 47 | 26 | .553 | 4.3 |
| Career | 210 | 144 | .686 | 4.1 |
3 more needed for induction.