In his column “Pa. Democrats have a union problem” (Dec. 12, TribLIVE), Michael Torres attempts to prove that the Democrats are in trouble because they are siding with hard-working Americans and defending unions (one of the few institutions that actually works to protect working people).
Donald Trump, leader of the GOP, is being investigated for the coup he started, as well as a variety of tax dodges and frauds. There are millions of Democrats and unionists who are honest. Likewise Republicans. Finding honest GOP politicians may be harder.
The Jan. 6 commission has evidence that Trump’s coup against Biden was facilitated by Republicans in the highest levels of government. In Congress, a majority of the GOP support the coup and insurrectionists who viciously assaulted police for protecting the Capitol and representatives and senators from the mayhem. State and local Republicans are passing new laws that may ensure that from now on only GOP politicians will win.
I think that both unions and Democrats will survive Torres’ attack. That is a lot easier to defend than a bunch of racist barbarians brutalizing police and breaking into the capitol to brutalize or kill people to impose a wannabe dictator who can’t accept that he lost.
Leo Nagorski
Shaler