True courage is contagious
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, has been recently lauded as a ‟Profile in Courage” for admitting that she feels too scared to vote against President Donald J. Trump. Well, we just can’t agree. If the senator is too fearful to stand up for what she knows is right, she should resign and give someone else a chance.
Making people afraid to do or say the right thing is a Trump goal and is the very essence of Fascism. We recently heard Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Massachusetts, say that fear is experienced alone, while courage is a uniting force. We have all seen this demonstrated by Senators Bernie Sanders (Vermont) and Chris Van Hollen (Maryland) and from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, among others.
Their leadership has people across the country rising up in protest against Trump’s attempts at autocracy. These people are the true ‟Profiles in Courage” — and true courage is contagious!
Two letters in your 4/22 “Voice of the People” collection really infuriated us. First, Voicer Tom Saracco listed 29 reasons why he voted for Donald J. Trump in the 2024 election. We noted that EVERY ONE was an example of the red herring issues thrown out there by Trump to distract people from his singular goal of directing America’s wealth and resources to himself and to his billionaire supporters. Judging from the certainty and intensity of Mr. Saracco’s letter, Trump has sadly succeeded in this distraction.
The other letter that bothered us was from Voicer Stew Frimer, who lauded Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-ALA) as a “Profile in Courage” for admitting that she feels too scared to vote against Trump. We just don’t agree. If Sen. Murkowski is too fearful to stand up for what she knows is right, she should resign and give someone else a chance. Making people afraid to do or say the right thing is the very essence of Fascism. We recently heard Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) say that fear is experienced alone, while courage is a uniting force. We have recently seen this from Sens. Bernie Sanders and Chris Van Hollen, from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and from others. Their fearless leadership has people across the country rising up in protest against Trump’s attempts at autocracy.
True courage is contagious!
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| 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 | 56 | 33 | .589 | 4.2 |
| Career | 219 | 151 | .689 | 4.1 |
3 more needed for induction.