Ozzy’s link to S.A.
Come to think of it, Ozzy Osborne has more of a connection with S.A. than the Tricentennial headliners.
Tom Scheppke
Yes, it’s Christmas
“Merry Christmas,” San Antonio. Yes, I meant just what I wrote. No apologies. Let us not forget the true meaning. May God bless.
Michael V. Pullin
When “fake” is real
I witnessed the recent elections in Virginia, New Jersey, and of all places, blood-red Alabama, where voters resoundingly rejected Donald Trump, the “legend in his own mind,” Steve Bannon, their candidate, Roy Moore, and their shared agenda. I also saw a candidate for the judiciary, Matthew Petersen, who had never tried a case at the state or federal or state level and who was not even familiar with decisions and common practices a federal judge must use in his everyday duties.
Even the Trump-supporting senator asking the questions gave up on this unqualified and inept individual, refusing to confirm him. I must have witnessed all of this in the “fake news” with my “fake eyeballs,” but it sure seemed real to me. I hope Trump supporters denouncing “fake news” end up in a federal court one day, expecting justice and, perhaps, mercy, from one of these “highly qualified” judges being thrust upon us at an alarming rate. If that day comes and his anxiety grows when he walks into that courtroom, he can just take comfort in the fact that this must be “fake fear” he’s experiencing.
Allen Cunningham, Wimberley
Harmful legislation
To Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and to Rep. Lamar, Smith, a bad tax bill is not better than no tax bill.
Star Carey, Canyon Lake
Pleasing the base
Was it not Gov. Greg Abbott who pushed for a series of amendments to the U.S. constitution that would permit states to override the Supreme and supersede federal laws? One of the proposed measures would have allowed a two-thirds majority of the states to override federal regulations, while another set the same threshold for overturning Supreme Court decisions. The upshot of these proposals was that people speculated he might want Texas to secede from the union, which he later flatly denied.
Nevertheless, I hope the irony is not lost on him now that he is complaining the U.S. government is not providing enough money for the Houston flooding. How would he have managed the disaster with only the state budget? This is just another example of how he will say anything to play to his base, no matter how ridiculous.
Doug Bartels
Desecrating history
Re: “No justification,” Your Turn, Dec. 19:
To be clear, Bill Clinton did have sex in the Oval Office. That was proven, while President Donald Trump has only accusers. Whether or not he had sex with them, it has not been proven one way or the other. Bill Clinton’s sex was consensual but proven to be the truth. Bill Clinton deserves condemnation for having sex in the Oval Office, a place of great honor and respect for all the world and Americans and American history.
E.J. Garcia, Converse
What a shame
Why did the Express-News wait until Dec. 8 to remember Pearl Harbor?
For San Antonio, Military City USA, what a shame not to honor Dec. 7.
Sheila Thuerwachter, Windcrest