An open letter to Donald Trump

Walter Edin's (and Gerri Klimek's in another letter this week) type of Trump admiration is discussed in conservative Brent Orrell's piece, "No, Trump's Presidency Wasn't Worth It:  The Terrible Cost of the Last Four Years".  Even as a fellow conservative, Orrell believes that any achievements that may have been realized during this administration will pale in comparison to their high cost.   (And some would say that the Faustian bargain driven by eager Trumpists will come back to bite them in the spongy area near where their spines previously resided.)

"The price tag of the Trump presidency exceeds its value exponentially. The tax cuts, deregulation, judicial appointments, executive orders, and cultural counter-offensives (“he fights”) are trinkets compared to the way (Trump) has undermined the values and norms required to sustain the rule of law and the constitutional order. These shiny objects were used to distract, mollify, and provide justification for America’s closest brush with authoritarian government since 1789."  https://thebulwark.com/no-trumps-presidency-wasnt-worth-it/        

I realize that Mr. Edin may be among the 56% of Republicans who say they'd vote for Trump again -- if Trump isn't in prison in '24 (keeping in mind that Repubs now only represent 25% of Americans; Dems 30%, Independents 41%).  Devotion to some cults of personality dies hard, even in the face of more sober-minded assessments of their leaders' immoral character, criminal behavior, and sloppy job performance.  But for Republicans who'd like to see the actual values of conservatism  (rather than Trumpism) hold forth in the future, this article will ring true.

 I'm giving Trump's presidency, especially since Jan. 6, the same low ranking as many US historians, who've already commenced with their comparative assessments:  "Worst President in U.S. history", down in the dredges of bad Presidents, including:  Johnson, Buchanan, Harding and Pierce.  And yes, there were Republican historians included in these varied and numerous near-term assessments.  https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/is-donald-trump-the-worst-us-president-ever-historians-say-so-20210115-p56u9w.html  

Over the next many years, the more introspective among Republicans and conservatives will have to decide if their Faustian bargain was worth it.   Hopefully, a current leader or two is already trying to find a way to extricate Trump from what was previously a G.(rand) O.P.  Good luck with that, as 2/3 of your House colleagues prefer to sit in the shameful Sedition Caucus.

As for Mrs. Trump, I'll leave it to others to debate her "classiness" quotient.  I do, however,  give her high marks for knowing her husband, researching his past history with wives and "girlfriends" - paid and unpaid, and driving a shrewd, hard bargain:  "Melania Trump renegotiated her prenup by refusing to move into the White House in 2017"  https://www.businessinsider.com/melania-trump-used-nyc-holdout-to-renegotiate-her-prenup-2020-6.     

Way to play hardball, Mrs. Trump!!

Also thank you for inciting an insurection at the capital building killing a couple of police officers. Also thank you for scamming millions of tax dollars for yourself.