3/21/2019

My dear Friend and President, DJT,

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/ap-fact-check-trump-takes-credit-for-law-named-after-mccain

            Are you ok? I'm worried about you. It doesn't make sense to me that you would spend 5 minutes in your speech to the workers at the Lima Tank Factory yesterday explaining why you "never liked" John McCain (JSM), and "probably never will." Donald, the man is dead. He can't hurt you anymore. If you let it go, memories of him would fade. No one wanted to hear about your issues with JSM.  I encourage you to recall Chilon of Sparta's recommendation, "Nil nisi bonum," aka "Never speak ill of the dead" and just stop talking about JSM.

            What did you think of Phebe Novakovic? It seems like she was suitably appreciative that you'd like to buy 165 Abrams tanks at a price of $8.5 million each. I wish you'd spend that $$ on spy gear instead. Tanks kill people and harm the environment. We don't need any more of that.

            Next time you visit Ohio I encourage you to be much more careful about what you say. You also might want to reassure the fine folks of the big swing state with 18 electoral votes that you aren't going to divert $100 million in military improvement projects out of the state. You got everyone in Dayton excited about the $61 million expansion to the National Air and Space Intelligence Center. It would be a shame to disappoint them. 

            I'm not sure where you're going to get that wall $$ from. Maybe you should just call the whole thing off and not screw up everyone's budget. 

            I hope you are enjoying my newer shorter letters. I wish I had more time but alas, I have other things to do.

            Best,

            RCA

PS - March Madness starts today. Who did you pick to win? I'm going with Duke.