We elect Senators and Representatives to be our voices in Washington. Trump, however, insists on unwavering loyalty to himself alone. So, are we truly represented anymore?

The Republican party no longer exists. This non-Democrats party is no longer based on principles or fundamentals, just the ability to say “Yes” to  his Trumpness. These current law makers have made it clear they have forfeited independent thought and are quite comfortable with the cowardice necessary to maintain poignancy and royal favor.

A republic transitions into a dictatorship when its governing body relinquishes its ability and responsibility of suggesting appropriate alternatives to counter the wrongs of its administrative chief. Ceding governance to unconstitutional acts and a largely unqualified Trump-selected mix of oligarchs and ego strokers represents a dereliction of duty. Congressional “Republicans” are getting paid for just taking up space.

Sen. Paul dutifully OK’d Kennedy and HHS secretary despite his very clear variance with several general medical practices and an avalanche of physicians (>15,000) who found those beliefs to be dangerous for American health care.

Additionally, Paul, Guthrie, and most of our “conservatives,” who I believe appropriately have historically strongly favored a balanced budget, found no fault in Trump’s huge 2017 tax breaks push that heavily favored his favorite people (those who needed it the least), the uber rich. The so-called economic trickle down, of course, never happened. These same benefits are due to expire this year. Wanna bet how our “conservatives” will vote when comrade Trump asks for tax breaks for his favorite people, again?

DOGE is a smokescreen to legitimize this coding. Yes, excess certainly needs to be trimmed, but not via a federal disembowelment with the expectation that a defibrillation will revive it. Personally, I think Musk just gets a real charge out of the process.

Oh well, as far as Republicans are concerned, we had a good run.

Gary Verst

Bowling Green