It’s a pricey snack for the elite, while others are food insecure
Re: “$148 caviar-stuffed crepe,” March 28 feature story
I think this is the first time a story in the Life & Culture pages has made me want to write to the opinion pages. As I work at the local food pantry, trying to help food-insecure people supplement their weekly grocery purchases, it is good to know the A-lister, 1% is enjoying a $148 caviar-infused morsel.
The 1% can all thank President Donald Trump and his huge tax cuts for rich people for making this possible. I guess the rich should also thank the poor who may have to sacrifice their SNAP benefits and Medicaid to support the ongoing tax cuts. I know none of the rich folk give a damn about the suffering of others. So, with that in mind, please enjoy your snack.
Kevin Donahue, Idaho Springs
Trump is weaponizing persecution, Colorado Dems shouldn’t follow along
Re: “Pro/Con: Should Gov. Polis grant Tina Peters Clemency?” March 23 commentaries
I don’t always agree with Krista Kafer, but I find it encouraging that she and some other conservatives choose to retain their ethics and intellectual integrity and shun the new right. And what a nauseating display of blind partisanship by Mike Davis. He makes Tina Peters sound like a well-intentioned Girl Scout who made an inadvertent miscalculation. She was convicted of multiple felonies.
No, Mike, Trump does not champion the ending of weaponized prosecution. During the election, he was quite up-front about his eagerness to retaliate against his enemies, and he’s always been open about his wish to jail Liz Cheney and her fellow Jan. 6 committee members. The Trump administration will stand firmly in contrast to the culture of the Garland DOJ that energetically prosecuted the Jan. 6 goons but also cut no slack to Hunter Biden.
Mesa County District Judge Matthew Barrett is not unlike other judges. He takes into account the odious nature of a case. And there can’t be a more odious public servant than one who violates the sacred public trust.
A sad sight. Davis and his once honorable party are now apologists. One can only hope that nothing will interfere with this charlatan remaining ensconced in her new home for the full nine years. We’ll see.
Scott Newell, Denver
The nightmare continues
So here we are a little over two months into the new administration’s term. President Donald Trump’s whiplash approach to tariffs has caused severe damage to the economy and stock market while obliterating consumer confidence; we’ve rounded up only a fraction of the promised millions of deportations; we’ve got a leader of Health and Human Services that doesn’t believe in fundamental science while measles escalates; we’ve alienated and angered virtually every country on the planet; he’s violated virtually every tenet of our treasured Constitution, and the list goes on …
It will be interesting to see if he can find even the $300 billion in savings that would be needed to cover the interest expense on the roughly $8 trillion of debt that grew during his previous term, let alone reduce the deficit.
And now we read that Trump is suggesting that he run for a third term. Perhaps he ought to consider putting some points on the board before taking that step. When will we wake up from this nightmare?
R. Cole, Denver
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