The Motherland
Recently on Fox News Tucker Carlson asked his guest, “Why do I care about the conflict between Russia and Ukraine? Why shouldn’t I root for Russia? Which I am.”
His guest replied, “Because Russia is trying to undo our democracy … Ukraine is not.”
It is alarming that so much Republican defense of Trump during the current impeachment process echoes Russian talking points. Most chilling of all is the startling realization that Republicans seem aligned with Putin’s belief that the purpose of government is to benefit oligarchs, as they are the only ones fit to rule. Suddenly, it makes sense that Republicans are only interested in tax cuts for the rich. We understand why Democratic bills passed by the House, providing affordable health care, better education, increased wages, reasonable gun safety and climate change lay stalled at Mitch McConnell’s feet in the Senate.
We see why Trump believes he’s above the law…Putin certainly is. But this is not Russia, and there is a reason why families throughout the world have not risked everything to move to Russia. We’re a democracy, and all who believe in democracy need to get out and vote Democrat. Under Republicans, that idea of “government of the people, by the people, for the people” seems poised to perish from our country!
| 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.