Water plan fixes are thanks to Democrats
As a resident of Walker County, Ga., I was glad to read about the $45 million funding for water infrastructure improvements here. I also appreciated the TFP article including the fact $20 million of the funding came from the American Rescue Plan passed by congressional Democrats last year on a party line vote.
In other words, neither Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., nor any of her Republican House colleagues in the state or nation, voted for the American Rescue Plan, nor any Republicans in the U.S. Senate.
These facts appear to have slipped the minds of Commissioner Shannon Whitfield, state Sen. Jeff Mullis, and state Rep. Mike Cameron, all of whom are quoted praising state officials like Gov. Brian Kemp.
Perhaps it was a mere oversight none of these local politicians gave any credit to President Joe Biden, Georgia's U.S. Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, and the other Democratic senators and representatives whose support made the American Rescue Plan possible.
If that's the case, I'm sure Whitfield, Mullis, Cameron, Kemp, et al., will be more than happy to be reminded of that, repeatedly and at length, so that they don't forget again.
David Cofield
LaFayette, Ga.
Time for Congress, Biden to step up
It is time for President Biden, our congressional leaders and NATO to unite, stand up and do the right thing.
I realize Ukraine is not a NATO country, but it is a democratic nation begging for our help as it bravely fights the Russian military alone. Sanctions are good, but assistance and a no-fly-zone need to be established now for Ukraine.
Biden and Congress, this is the time you will be remembered as either cowards or real leaders. Stop fighting each other for once, and do the right thing!
NATO, this is the moment you were created for and the time to show your worth, or it will be the beginning of the end for you. The world is watching, especially China. Ukraine will never forget this moment. It either will be a memory of being left alone to fight or one in which it was rescued by the U.S. and NATO.
One more thing: Trump needs to keep his mouth shut. If he were president, our troops would be fighting alongside the Russians against Ukraine. Trump would give Putin the keys to Ukraine. It has been well established that, sickeningly, Trump worships Putin.
David Turner
Bennett, TFP continue to offend subscribers
The Clay Bennett cartoon of Putin in last Friday's paper was disgusting and should not have been published.
Why the TFP thinks it is a good business practice to continually offend its subscribers in nearly every possible way over the past several years (about which you have been made aware repeatedly) is beyond explanation.
Perhaps this is the reason you can no longer afford to publish a print edition.
Joe Wollam
Rossville