Testing character: I came across a quote from Abraham Lincoln that is certainly applicable in our current political times: “Nearly all men can stand adversity – to test a man’s character, give him power.”
Now that Mr. Trump has his power, we are seeing more and more of his character, which is frightening.
Ruth Tooze, Clackamas
A glimpse of what’s to come: Regarding “Walden backs Trump’s plan, not the delivery” (Feb. 1): In his defense of President Trump’s executive order curtailing immigration and refugee programs, Rep. Greg Walden simply states the obvious and narrows the conversation by saying that he supports protecting the nation from foreign threats. What we would like to know from Walden is how is he going to protect the nation from the internal threat posed by the abuse of power of the presidency?
His response to Trump’s immigration crack down gives us an idea of what we can expect.
Kim Barigar, Southeast Portland
Walden’s disappointing stance: I was disappointed to learn that Rep. Greg Walden supports Trump’s Muslim ban. Stopping people from coming to the United States simply because you think they might possibly, maybe, be a threat is just plain wrong and unAmerican. Using that logic, then why not start banning people from leaving the state of Wyoming, since they have the highest per capita gun ownership rate and, therefore, might be a threat to the rest of the country? It makes no sense.
Whether it was “well handled” or not is irrelevant. It’s a hateful policy that never should have been implemented in the first place. I have always thought that Mr. Walden was a reasoned and moderate voice of the Republican party, so it comes as unfortunate news to learn that he is willing to blindly follow the Trump administration’s intolerant and racist policies, no matter how unconstitutional or immoral they may be. Sad!
Mark Docherty, Beaverton
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