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Kathleen Parker’s mea culpa is spot on

December 13, 2020 By Tom Sadler

Writing articles that admit you made a mistake is never easy. Kathleen Parker’s I was wrong about Trump. He won, and he broke us, is a well written look back at views that did not stand the march of future events.

For me she got to the heart of the damage done in the last four years with this.

Trump’s call to overthrow the 2020 election, which gained traction through a lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) against four swing states, has exposed the underbelly of the GOP. There’s nothing some Republicans won’t do to hold on to power, even at the expense of the country’s dwindling chances to unite in common cause. Seventeen additional Republican attorneys general joined Paxton’s suit, while 126 Republican House members signed an amicus brief supporting Paxton’s request that the Supreme Court overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. The court dismissed the request Friday night. 

As she says, “what’s wrong with you people?” To which I add, have you no shame?

The Lincoln Project

December 6, 2020 By Tom Sadler

From the get go I was a fan of the Lincoln Project. I knew of Reed Galen from his work with the nascent Serve America Movement. In an article I wrote for SAM titled Have a Beer With Me, I riffed on his evoking Jason Isabel’s Hope the High Road. When I saw he was part of this new effort to give voice to displaced conservatives like me I was quick to support them.

As noted in Max Boot’s Never Trumpers played a critical role in beating him. The numbers prove it, the work they did was one of the reasons this four year nightmare of an administration is coming to an end and Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have a chance to lead our country to better days.

Vote Public Lands and Waters

October 31, 2020 By Tom Sadler

With any luck this will be my last political post of this election. I hope that you will vote and take advantage of the opportunity we have in this country to make our preference for elected leaders known.

As has been my practice, I’ve written a letter to the editor of my local paper.

The land, water and wild things that inhabit it don’t get to vote, but you do. There is a clear choice with Joe Biden. If you enjoy the great outdoors, especially hunting and fishing on public lands, vote on their behalf and show an understanding and appreciation for the bounty of our public lands.

Read the full letter: https://www.newsleader.com/story/opinion/readers/2020/10/30/our-public-lands-deserve-our-vote/5980029002/

Politics has been a vocation and advocation of mine for more than 40 years. Never has an election in that span of time been more important for the future our country. I’ve made my choice.

To those I angered or annoyed, with my opinions or preferences, I apologize, I hope politics doesn’t define our friendship.

And know this, I will always support the chance for you to make yours.

Vote your Water

October 10, 2020 By Tom Sadler

Where do you stand on clean water?

Vote like your home water is at stake.

Because it is!

Backstory: Share the Love. Share the Poster.

The Reckoning

June 7, 2020 By Tom Sadler

If you’ve read the papers or watched the news you see the litany of failure from this administration. The world looks on in horror or delight depending on their geo-political stance toward America.

For four years or more, words of warning went unheeded, signs of malfeasance ignored and the voices of dissent ridiculed.

No more.

These voices are trusted leaders. Their standing or patriotism can’t be, shouldn’t be, questioned.

The chorus continues to expand, growing stronger and louder.

There will be a reckoning for those who aid and abet the malfeasance and criminality of this administration.

  • I was a Republican governor of Pa. I’m voting for Joe Biden. – Tom Ridge
  • National Security Leaders for Biden
  • Cindy McCain, Endorses Biden For President
  • Mike Mullen: I Cannot Remain Silent – The Atlantic
  • James Mattis Denounces President Trump, Describes Him as a Threat to the Constitution
  • A Letter to America – Robert B. Neller, USMC
  • Why Mattis and Mullen toppled their bridge of silence
  • Colin Powell says he’ll be voting for Biden
  • Powell endorses Biden, says Trump is a liar and a danger to the nation
  • Vote for Trump? These Republican Leaders Aren’t on the Bandwagon
  • Former Joint Chiefs Chairman Condemns Trump’s Threat To Use Military At Protests
  • William McRaven: “Nothing morally right” about clearing protesters for Trump photo op
  • I Spent My Career in the U.S. Navy. The U.S. Military Must Stand Up for Its Soul in This Moment
  • Why Military Leaders Like Me Are Speaking Out
  • Admiral from bin Laden raid: US ‘needs to move forward without’ Trump
  • Milley says he was wrong to accompany Trump on church walk
  • Gen. Milley’s apology shows respect for the principles Trump tramples on

Now hear this: McRaven warns us, again.

February 22, 2020 By Tom Sadler

“As Americans, we should be frightened — deeply afraid for the future of the nation. When good men and women can’t speak the truth, when facts are inconvenient, when integrity and character no longer matter, when presidential ego and self-preservation are more important than national security — then there is nothing left to stop the triumph of evil.”

Source: William McRaven: If good men like Joe Maguire can’t speak the truth, we should be deeply afraid – The Washington Post

Backstory: Senior intelligence official told lawmakers that Russia wants to see Trump reelected

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