Yes, Question More!

We Absolutely Can Ask Questions And Should!

We had quite a few responses to a blog I wrote yesterday questioning the Trump administration’s current actions in the Middle East.

The same people who write me to talk about how unfair the election system is in Oregon don’t want me questioning the president.

It’s okay to throw Tina Kotek, Oregon’s governor, under the bus for her blunders, but when President Trump creates problems that impact the entire global economy, am I supposed to “shut up and get in line?” Hell no.

People, listen to yourselves.

Rather than question the leaders who got us into this mess, you question my loyalty to God, Country, and whatever else is the latest flogging post?

You call my questioning whining, really?

You seem to be able to question me and others who think differently without being a whiner.

So, is there a specific list of questions we can and cannot ask?

You see, I didn’t get the memo.

Do you remember what it felt like to question the reaction to COVID?

Remember what those in opposition to you said?

But this is somehow different, explain?

We look back at history and ask how people could be so gullible.

Why didn’t anyone question this or that?

Now, when it is you and me creating history, some of you are doing the same thing in the name of allegiance?

Allegiance to what, another leader who lied to us?

I try to read as many comments as possible.

I’ll be honest, the long ones that start preaching rather than teaching, I ignore.

But this one, from David Helton, is perhaps my favorite and best sums up how I feel.

I don’t know David, but man, he took the words right out of my mouth.

David Helton

“If Iran truly wanted a nuke, they would have had one by now.

If they had nukes, surely they would have used them already, no? If they did to us what we did to them at the beginning of this war, would we not have retaliated with nukes?

Has our leadership ever lied about "weapons of mass destruction" and intentionally led us into a Middle East war based on that false pretext? What's different then vs now?

This war is about oil and Israel. Prove me wrong.”

I don’t really need you to prove David or me wrong.

I don’t even need you to listen to me.

But have some respect: perhaps we and others like us are doing our homework and coming up with different answers than you.

We don’t have to agree, so ask yourself why you feel so threatened by our questions.

This is how democracy is supposed to work, right?

I hope to see more questions about the president and his comments and actions, not fewer.

Yes, we absolutely should be asking questions, lots of questions.