I’m a Democrat. I do not hate Republicans. I want things to go back as they were when both parties were able to debate issues critical to citizens. I hope Republicans can offer better presidential choices than two candidates who are essentially the same: Trump and DeSantis.
They are not for the public welfare. They don’t address quality-of-life issues common to all of us. They present seemingly important issues in hateful and divisive ways and create crises as a way to usher in authoritarian and fascist rule.
Many of us were blindsided, but this tragedy can be avoided. We can gain our national equilibrium back by finding new candidates who are not extremists in either direction. We must think about the motivations behind the words of Trump and DeSantis and how authoritarianism and fascism are achieved.
Voters: Make informed decisions. Who is addressing your quality-of-life needs, as opposed to their own agendas? Understand how this manipulation began and how we became lost and divided. If we don’t, we and future generations will suffer great losses from anarchy, similar to other countries that have fallen under the spells of despots. In both parties, we can do this.
Nina Leonard, St. Augustine
A favorite word that I hadn’t seen since my students’ report cards years ago recently popped into my mind: decorum. Then I read a Sun Sentinel article by Lisa J. Huriash on Broward’s plan for a big float in the next Rose Parade in California to attract spectators and television viewers.
This bothers me.
We have beautiful venues to attract visitors with the ocean, beaches, broadwalks, restaurants, sport teams, wildlife, parks, hotels, cruise ships, airports — all wonderful. If, as reported, the float may also include drag queens, you are eliminating a large group of young families who still believe in decorum.
Irene Guadagno, Boca Raton
I just read where Broward County plans to spend $790,000 on about 2 1/2 minutes of air time for a float in the Rose Parade.
What are you folks smoking in Broward? I find it disgraceful that you can squander money instead of doing something for the people. Thank goodness there are more level-headed people in the rest of Florida.
Steve Goldsmith, Delray Beach
Thank you for the news articles on the loss of tourism conventions in Florida. I hope this state and the country realize what type of leadership we have in Tallahassee.
Vince Marino, Davie
Sun Sentinel sports columnist Chris Perkins is too generous in writing about Dolphins Coach Mike McDaniel (though he did put the coach in his “stock down” category after a preseason 19-3 loss to the Falcons).
In other recent NFL games, backups moved the ball on offense. Our offense couldn’t make it to the end zone.
The coach again failed to correctly manage the clock. At the end of the second half, the Dolphins had the ball with two minutes to go and three timeouts, but he waited until there were 20 seconds left to use one of them.
Howard M. Singer, Plantation
With his latest removal of a duly elected Democratic official (State Attorney Monique Worrell in Orlando), the governor has taken his quest for power to a new level. My fear is if he loses his bid for the presidency, and he will, he will change the Constitution to allow him to run for governor again, and his minions will allow this to happen.
Dee Scharf, Coral Springs
(Editor’s note: The governor can’t change the Constitution but the Legislature and voters can. A constitutional amendment can be placed on a statewide ballot by a three-fifths vote of both houses, and at least 60% of voters must also approve.)
