Trump has revealed who we really are
Biden's win doesn't completely bring this long national/international nightmare to a close. Trump's still here, and he is doing dangerous things during this transitional period. He's breaking every norm related to the peaceful transfer of power which has been in place since our founding.
While he should be doing the people's business, he plays golf.
While stewing over his defeat, he acts like a delusional individual, ignoring his duties as president. Some experts in foreign affairs are afraid of what he might do before Inauguration Day.
Common sense prevailed! Things will change for NATO. This is the reason people danced in the streets around the world at Trump's defeat.
He lost the election big time but shows no signs of stepping down; this doesn't bode well for our democracy. It's frightful that Sen. Alexander and others are silent.
Trump's damage is so great it will be a herculean task to change, possibly equal to Roosevelt's in 1932. If Georgia doesn't deliver one/two senators, McConnell could be as bad for Biden as Republicans were for FDR. God forbid!
Trump showed us who we are as a people, and it's not a pretty picture.
Wilbourne C. Markham Sr.
Signal Mountain
Our faith, not politics, fosters compromise
Two subjects that have consumed me most of my life are religion and politics. I am a Republican and Christian. With regard to religion, I strongly believe as Jesus taught that there are many rooms in my Father's house. God of Jesus is democratic and inclusive. As far as politics is concerned, God is neither Republican nor Democrat. His faithful occupy a broad political spectrum. I hope that what I say will be helpful to people in a wide variety of faith traditions and political persuasions who share a common concern about the dysfunction of our government.
Religion raises our sight above the interest of self and group concern for the common good. Now politics is almost inclusively in the service of self-interest and winning elections. Religion pulls us toward love of neighbor. The love commandment is more than a part of religion. It is the heart of our witness to the world. Religion brings us to each other and to the world. Religion creates the environment where compromise can thrive.
Amos Taj
Ooltewah