Trump unfit for public office

In a few weeks, our country will vote for a different president and vice president. Most of us have a clear idea of how we will fill out our ballots. Our opportunity to cast a vote is too important to take lightly or to waste. We have the responsibility to inform ourselves and act on our decision. To vote is our American right.  

We base our decisions on facts and opinions. In case some have forgotten, allow me to refresh memories. Donald Trump is a convicted felon, twice impeached, a misogynist and adulterer, a con and a tax cheat, and denier of climate change and the 2020 election outcome. He spews lies and stokes fear and hate. He has publicly mocked the disabled and denigrated our servicemen and women. He stacked the Supreme Court with justices who have overturned Roe v. Wade, severely restricting and outlawing necessary health care options for women and girls; many states are following in lockstep. As if that’s not enough, here’s the biggie: He incited a violent insurrection, which threatened to topple our American democracy and upend our U.S. Constitution. These are facts. 

Call me old-fashioned, but I believe in integrity, honesty, kindness and respect. Those qualities are essential for someone holding the highest American office, and Trump does not possess them. (An irony is that he is hawking his bibles, with bonus content of the same Constitution he acted against on Jan. 6.) Convicted felon? Insurrectionist? No thank you. Trump is not fit to hold office. I’ll cast my vote for Kamala Harris.

– Bob Oswald, Durango