There is an old political adage, “Republicans believe life begins at conception and ends at birth.”  In the past two weeks, the GOP in the era of Trump has made this maxim the central theme of its now laughable claim to make America great again.

In a single fortnight, Comrade Trump and his minions have:

• Tried to deprive 32 million Americans of imperfect, but more accessible and affordable health care than they have today.
• Half-heartedly responded to the basic needs of 3.5 million American citizens without water, food or electricity.  Then had the temerity to criticize the mayor of San Juan when she begged for help to keep her people from dying.
• Allowed the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), which provides basic health care for nine million low-income children to expire on September 30th.  In the Republican version of “if I can’t have my way, I’ll take my ball and go home,” the leadership refused to take up any health related issues after failing to gut the Affordable Care Act.
• And finally, in the wake of the single most deadly mass shooting in American history, claimed it is inappropriate to talk about gun control.  As Trevor Noah reminded us last night, “Then there will never be a time to talk about it as mass shootings become more frequent.”  Remember, the GOP is the party which undermined the appointment of a surgeon general because he suggested gun violence is a national epidemic and restricts the Center for Disease Control and every other federal agency from spending one penny to study the root causes and possible means of preventing gun violence.

So cut the crap about being pro-life.  Bringing children into this world and then denying them access to health care or refusing to consider anything that might prevent our sons and daughters from being victims of a deranged or politically motivated individual armed to the hilt is not noble.  It is cruel and sadistic.

For those who forget what leadership used to look and sound like, John Kennedy, in his September 1962 speech in Houston, announced the goal of putting a man on the moon by the end of the decade.  He reminded us, “We choose to do these things NOT because they are EASY, but because they are HARD.”  Just imagine if Kennedy had suggested the Apollo mission would be a “logistical nightmare” because the moon “is a celestial island, surrounded by space, big space, an ocean of space.”

For what it’s worth.
Dr. ESP