Monday night at his carefully orchestrated town hall meeting
on CNN, while answering a question by a concerned parent Speaker of the House
Paul Ryan admitted that President Trump is a bully. He then went on to advise parents that they should
do as he does, which is to shield their children from the Presidents tweets and
speeches and teach them that the President’s actions are not the proper way for
them to act. This question, which prompted perhaps the most revealing of
all Ryan’s answers, was overlooked by the media in their coverage because of
all of the other “more important” topics discussed. Yet without question
this was the most important question and answer of Mr. Ryan’s entire “town
meeting.” Like most American’s I was brought up to believe that the
President of the United States is a special leader and that we should all
strive to use him as a Role Model. We were taught that the true meaning
of America is that anyone could aspire to be President and that achieving the
Presidency is the highest honor anyone could achieve in the serving of our
country.
The questions that were not asked of Mr. Ryan at this
carefully orchestrated town hall meeting were:
Just what does it say about the state of our society and country when
the Speaker of the House of Representatives, a member of the President’s own
party and the man third in line to the Presidency, admits to shielding his
children from exposure to the President of the United States and advises all
good parents to do the same? What does
it say about the state of our society and country when tens of millions of our
citizens are disappointed in our congress?
And what does it say about the state of our society and country when
tens of millions of our citizens are embarrassed of how we now look to the
world?
But the real question that needed to be asked of Mr. Ryan is
what are his personal feelings concerning our Presidency. Does he believe telling other parents to
shield their children from our President is sufficient without his taking
action to stop the reason they need to be shielded? Is he disappointed in Presiding over a
dysfunctional Congress? Is he
embarrassed for our country?
Let me tell you how I feel Mr. Ryan, as a descendent non
English speaking immigrants, and a son of a father who fought the Nazi’s and a
nephew of two uncles who died from wounds received fighting the Nazi’s, and as
a Veteran, and as someone who worked hard and spent my life being a good
citizen, I am beyond shielding my children, disappointment in Congress and
embarrassment for our country. Because
of you and Mr. Trump I am to the point of being ashamed I ever called myself a
Republican and I, just like you should be, am ashamed of our President and how
we look to the world.
Maybe, Mr. Ryan, you should stop worrying about how you are
going to look to the “base” and start doing something to correct your
mistakes. In other words, Mr. Ryan,
maybe a little shame is something you should bear.
