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Robert Kennedy Jr. for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services? Really? I guess it’s time to bring back the iron lung (both my mother and her father were stricken with polio). Is Kennedy suddenly an expert in immunology (not to mention nutrition, which is also the domain of HHS) despite having no medical experience? It reminds me of the time during the height of the COVID crisis when Donald Trump stopped relying on Anthony Fauci, a world-renowned epidemiologist, and instead installed a doctor of radiology, of all things, as a COVID adviser.
The one thing I haven’t heard from Kennedy is an effective alternative to vaccination. Does he expect everybody who comes down with an incurable, communicable disease, like polio, to simply quarantine? That didn’t work so well during COVID. I just hope the Senate uses some common sense and rejects his nomination.
James Villaume Allentown If I were waiting for Jan. 20 to become president, I would be looking at ways of placing the most qualified, most brilliant candidates from both parties in key government positions; of getting millionaires, billionaires and corporations out of elections by getting rid of Citizens United; of bringing back Roe v. Wade, once and for all; of securing and expanding Social Security for generations to come; of instituting Medicare for All; of capping the cost of all life-saving drugs; of reducing the cost of pre-K child care; of raising the minimum wage; of reducing the cost of higher education; and of effectively reducing the effects of climate change.
Instead, Donald J. Trump and his staff are looking at ways to give more tax breaks to millionaires, billionaires and corporations; of rounding up immigrants and putting them in holding camps; of eliminating departments of government; of placing unqualified but loyal (to him, rather than the Constitution) candidates in key government positions; and of consolidating the power of the presidency. This is what happens when a small-minded, unqualified con man finagles his way into the White House.
Robert K. McFadden Upper Macungie Township President-elect Donald Trump currently has 49.9% of the counted votes compared with Vice President Kamala Harris’ 48.
2%. A 2% victory would not be, to most people, a “mandate” to use only loyalty for the sole criterion of selecting Cabinet officials in the next administration. At least three nominees are dangerous for security and everyone’s well-being: Pete Hegseth (Defense), Tulsi Gabbard (director national intelligence), and Robert Kennedy (Health and Human Services).
The Senate’s job now must be to reject these and others if they lack everything necessary to help keep our democracy and not devolve into an autocracy. The good news is that each citizen writing a letter to their senator to reject at least some of the candidates would not only be a step in the right direction, but would also help each senator who would be up for reelection in the next two, four or six years. This letter to senators, of course, is not exclusive to one party, but rather a reasonable request to obtain the best individuals for our country and, frankly, for the interaction with our allies worldwide.
Tom Kushinka Hilltown Township Pundits declared Donald Trump the winner after the Biden-Trump debate. At the debate, Trump emphatically declared a winning statement regarding the environment, “I want absolutely immaculate clean water and absolutely clean air.” As he submitted nominations for Cabinet heads, he indicated he wants deregulation via the U.
S. Environmental Protection Agency. What alternate approaches would then create such clean water and clean air? Climate change interacts with water and air quality.
The majority of Americans want progress in this area and believe it is affected by human behaviors. Politicians determined to support babies and children can start with clean air and water. As John Neal, the CEO of Lloyds of London is quoted from The New Yorker, “You’ll never find an insurer saying, ‘I don’t believe in climate change’.
” Peg Church Bethlehem Regarding the Nov. 20 Commentary by Karin Tanabe and Victoria Kelly, I was an 11-year-old in 1945 when President Truman announced on the radio that we had dropped an atomic bomb on Japan. Although I would acknowledge that we did not see many pictures of the devastation, we were aware that many people had been killed.
I would remind Ms. Tanabe and Ms. Kelly that we also never saw any pictures of the thousands, if not millions, of people on both sides of this war who would have been killed if we would have been forced to make a land invasion of mainland Japan.
John Hofmann South Whitehall Township It’s that time of year when hearts are aglow as Christmas comes once again — celebrating Jesus’ birth. But — whoa! Let’s take a few steps back and observe the expectant season of the year leading up to Christmas — that of Advent. The season of Advent commences Dec.
1, this year a time to prepare one’s heart for Christmas — focusing on prayer and patience. There are symbols for Advent (meaning “coming” in Latin) such as an Advent wreath, which symbolizes the eternal nature of love, having no beginning and no ending; and four candles representing hope, peace, love and joy. Yes, we can observe the commercial tradition of shopping for presents and decorating our homes with all the trimmings — but bear in mind not to lose sight of the meaning of Advent.
May we all be together, as the bow on the wreath, with the bands of good will toward one another, encompassing a circle of love. Jacqueline Quigley Allentown I would like to thank you for printing the letter from Anthony Scarselletti in the Nov. 10 issue of The Morning Call.
Mr. Scarselletti presented the biological truth of reproduction, an undeniable fact. Mr.
Scarselletti’s letter was not political or religious, just plain, simple, basic biological truth. Anyone who is pro-abortion rights and reads Mr. Scarselletti’s letter should question their pro-abortion rights stance.
Mr. Scarselletti’s letter should appear next to any photograph and article about abortion printed in any newspaper or magazine to awaken a conscious remorse in the minds of the uninformed. Thank you for Mr.
Anthony Scarselletti. Joseph John Csencsits Moore Township The Morning Call encourages community dialogue on important issues. Submit a letter to the editor at letters@mcall.
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