The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) has been established in law. The Supreme Court said it is constitutional only if considered as a tax. It was voted and disgracefully passed by a Democrat-majority Congress of 2008-2010 after congressmen had the approximately 1,000-page document for two days. None of the political leaders said they had a thorough […]
Thomas Shields
T. Shields: Democrats can’t get it right
My letter of July 25 regarding the inadequacies of the Democrat-led government had defensive responses from David Marquis (July 31) and Nancy Willard (Aug. 1). Marquis admitted that the Obama administration made mistakes in handling the tragic events at Benghazi, refusing to send requested aid to those trapped there. He had no comment about individuals […]
N. Willard: Party doesn’t always matter
It appears that Thomas Shields (July 25) believes in a black and white world in which all things Democratic are black and wrong and all things Republican are white and right. An Indian belief: “Never judge a person until you have walked many moons in their moccasins.” Too many people today are prejudging others based […]
T. Shields: Democrats not serving the country well
How can people continue to support President Obama and his sorry administration? Who refused the increased security requested before the attack in Benghazi? Who refused to dispatch relief forces at the time of the attack? President Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton should stop dodging those questions. The U.S. Middle East foreign policy […]