Bennet brings substantive debate to Senate floor
Re: “Watch: Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet slams Ted Cruz during shutdown debate,” Jan. 24 online news story
I clicked the embed of Sen. Michael Bennetap Senate floor speech about President Trump’s government shutdown thinking I’d listen for a minute or two.
I was mesmerized.
Sen. Bennet made an articulate and poignant case, as well as a lot of sense. We, as a nation, are wasting our time, our opportunities, our political heritage and our children’s future. Thatap not all President Trump’s fault, but his bluff and bluster take up most of the nation’s bandwidth and distract us from whatap really important.
It suits the presidentap ends, this long, sad winnowing of America’s spirit and potential. The weaker we become, the stronger he looks. Thanks to Sen. Bennet for reminding me that we can be a great and good nation again if we focus on collective achievement rather than divisive nonsense.
Most of all, I was encouraged to see that substantive debate still happens in the U.S. Congress. Well done, senator!
Kathy Fackler, Durango
Do certain lives matter more than others?
Re: “Certain lives matter …” Jan. 20 news story
Thank you for the excellent article published on the front page Sunday.
Creating awareness about domestic violence will hopefully lead people to resources that can ultimately help them work out their issues instead of murdering their “loved ones.”
Mary Ann Lane, Walsenburg
Sunday Post headline story stated that some domestic homicide events matter more than others. That is simply false to the friends and families affected by the tragic loss of loved ones.
More attention by newspapers, TV news stories and social media do not make one loss of life matter less than stories omitted or ignored by news sources.
Editors of the various news sources decide which stories are to be publicized based on their entertainment value or the editor’s bias.
“Certain Lives matter and others don’t” is determined by editors but is of little or no consequence to those who suffered real loss.
Stephen H Cohn, Northglenn
To stop immigration, promote healthy countries
Immigration is not just about the place one is going to, but also the place one is leaving.
Many of the people who strive to come to the United States are leaving their homes (never an easy choice) because conditions there are unlivable.
At the same time, the current administration is pursuing an “America first” agenda which includes threats of leaving NATO, dismantling trade agreements, abandoning efforts to protect vulnerable populations in regions of conflict, ending sanctions against despotic regimes, and even outright admiration of authoritarian leaders.
These activities seek to end a long American role in making the world a better place. Helping other countries become safe for their citizens will reduce the incentives they have to leave.
If the U.S. is going to end our role as a citizen of the world, we will have to accept that there will be places in this world where life is so unbearable the people will seek to live elsewhere, including here.
Michell Haefele, Fort Collins
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