If one is wrong, all are wrong!

Is there really any difference? I would bet that not a single American would tolerate interference in our government, yet we ("we", used loosely) condone interference in governments around the world. If one is wrong, all are wrong.
Sent July 30, 2018

We sound hypocritical...

We don't get to write the rules for everyone. But we should be darn sure that what we demand from other countries, we demand for ourselves. Our influence around the world has lead to wars, seating greedy dictators, making countries unsafe for the people, and privatizing public services. We sound hypocritical to demand that Russia keep their nose out of our elections.
Sent July 28, 2017

Breathe in peace, breathe out love...

This kind of behavior is happening all over our country. It is easy to get caught up defending oneself or even retaliating in kind. It takes a calm person who deeply knows what kind of world she want to live in to turn away, unaffected by vicious hatred. Breathe in peace, breathe out love.
Sent July 27, 2018

Capitalism, designed for the wealthy...

The capitalistic government, governing only for profit, is frightening. While I know our founders were wealthy, white men, they created a government that has allowed us to evolve into a democracy that works for the benefit of the people. It will be a sad day when benefit is only for the rich.
Sent July 26, 2018

Honest, civil conversations...

I know, it seems like an unlikely thing to write to our current president. But, I write about the world as I wish to see it, and that means having honest, civil conversations with people with whom we disagree. I am always open to that possibility.
Sent July 25, 2018

A bit more in-your-face...

This is a bit more in-your-face than most of my postcards. But, my concerns for our country and it's people is getting more and more ramped up the more I learn about what is going on.
Sent July 24, 2018

The Big Distraction...

And this was only two days ago. Today in the paper he is again saying that Russian meddling is a "hoax". This is a distraction. We must keep our heads from spinning so we can focus on what is really going on in Washington.
Sent July 23, 2018

The best case scenario...?

Speculation often leads to assumptions and worst case scenarios. However, in this case, even the best case scenario is terrible: A self professed, millionaire, tycoon who has sold his soul to the highest bidder is running our country.
Sent July 23, 2018

This pardon was unjust!

The very heart of what we consider right and wrong is being compromised when pardons like this one are given. When this happens, the rest of us will be treated like criminals for the color of our skin, for where we came from, for protesting this sort of unjust behavior of our president, or even for writing postcards like this one.
Sent July 22, 2018

It boggles the mind...

A broke, out of work gas man and a reality TV star... Kind of boggles the mind doesn't it? boggles the mind doesn't it?
Sent July 20, 2018

Is it just a performance?

I use the word "prepared" very loosely in this postcard. More and more it seems that our president opens his mouth but doesn't really know what he is talking about. Never a fan, I am becoming more and more uncomfortable with his "performance".
Sent July 19, 2018

A year and a half of postcards!

Knowing that big money is running (and ruining our country) makes me feel hopeless, but I will not live without hope! So, I write postcards.
Sent July 18, 2018

We can make a difference!

If we believe there is nothing to be done, the fascists will have won!
Sent July 17, 2018

Military spending is a money making deal...

We are the biggest arms dealer in the world. Could that be the reason we are pressuring other countries to increase their military spending, so our arms dealers can make more money! I do not believe all this money spent on guns and bombs makes us any safer.
Sent July 16, 2018

Health care is a right!

Receiving needed healthcare for oneself or one's children should never result in bankruptcy. Health care is a right that should be applied uniformly to everyone.
Sent July 16, 2018

Pardons should reflect justice, not cronyism...

Pardons should reflect the application of justice in our country. They should not be applied to the president's cronies who have been found guilty.
Sent July 14, 2019

Mr. Trump isn't calling the shots!

This pay-to-play game is taking away the voice of the people. Decisions that should be ours are made by secretive donors whose only interest is in making money. So, who is calling the shots? It certainly isn't our Mr. Trump!
Sent 13, 2018

Live in gratitude and love...

I remind myself daily to live in gratitude and love. No one can take that away from me.
Sent July 12, 2018

We are all "somebody"!

We are all "somebody" and we all must be treated with justice, equality, and compassion. There are no exceptions.
Sent July 11, 2018

Inspiring words...

Inspiring words from a contemporary of Dr. Martin Luther King.
Sent July 10, 2018

Still trying to have a civil conversation...

Because my goal is to have a civil conversation, I removed a couple of f-bombs, but the message is the same.
Sent July 9, 2018

We want a president who stands for the people...

I believe that most Americans want a president who has their best interests at heart. To say one is working for the people and, time after time, does only what puts money into the pockets of the wealthy is hypocritical. I hope Americans can see what is happening and go to the polls with their eyes wide open.
Sent July 9, 2018

I carry this grudge...

I am not usually a grudge holder, but the way President Obama was stripped of his ability to do his job still rankles my mind and my heart. I wouldn't begrudge Trump his right to name a Supreme Court Justice if the law had been followed during Obama's term.
Sent July 7, 2018

What "of the people, for the people, by the people" means...

Throughout my lifetime, there have been times when our government made decisions that were not in the best interests of the people. We the people would rise up, either in the streets or in the courts, to make things right. As we did in my school, we must rise up and demand that our government is just, equitable, and compassionate. That is what "...of the people, for the people, and by the people" means.
Sent July 6, 2018

Words still apt today...

This was written in 1852, after the Civil War that ended legalized slavery. Frederick Douglas would be astounded to learn that his words are still apt today.
Sent July 5, 2018

The future is in our hands...

If John Frohnmayer is right, our future is in our hands. If we knew then what we know now, Bernie would be our president.
Sent July 5, 2018

Our two party system...

For sometime, I have been coming to worry that our two party system is a danger to our democracy. I am not all together sure Republicans are very different from Democrats. Yes, one is conservative and one is liberal, but are they really, structurally, different?
Sent July 3, 2018

Enlightenment is a choice...

Just imagine if Americans had a sense that all people are fundamentally good and that we should all care for each other. Moral "Enlightenment" is a choice everyone of us can make.
Sent July 2, 2018

We must all pull together...

It is amazing how many people in our country, on both sides of the aisle, feel as John Frohnmayer feels. We have gone from believing we were the best country on Earth to feeling like we, as a country, have lost our moral high ground. We must pull together, all together, to reclaim our country.
Sent July 1, 2018

The effects of poor housekeeping...

I also sent this postcard to Jordon Cove LNG and Pacific Connection Pipeline in hopes that it will awaken a sense of community and ecological responsibility. Our only hope is to keep the effects of poor housekeeping on our planet from becoming extreme.
Sent June 30, 2018

Insensitivity...

You know, this postcard almost makes me laugh. How can anyone who supports targeting Mexican families go to eat at a Mexican restaurant? As the postcard says, insensitivity seems to be the hallmark of this administration.
Sent June 29, 2018