The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

Donald Trump told the truth today. I believe it may have been the first time since he entered the White House that such a thing has occurred. Now, I don't want to give the guy too much credit here, for his honest moment still made him come across like a bumbling idiot. Let me give you a full taste of Trump's moment of truth: "I just wanna thank all of the incredible men and women who have done such a great job in helping with Florence. This is a tough hurricane, one of the wettest we've ever seen from the standpoint of water. Rarely have we had an experience like it, and it certainly is not good, but the people of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, all of the areas affected, you've been incredible. There's been a loss of life, and may God be with them and their families. That's a tough one, it's tough to understand, but this has been a really difficult period of time for a lot of people. FEMA, the job you've done, the military, uh, Coast Gu...

I've been awaiting confirmation to find out if the letter-to-the-editor sent to the Hartford Courant by one Gary W. Bornman - a felon serving time in Florence, Colorado - was legitimate. After waiting a few days and researching here and there, it appears that the letter was in fact written by Mr. Bornman. This man actually has a history of doing this kind of thing. In 2001, the Hartford Courant noted that one of Bornman's hobbies was writing provocative letters-to-the-editor. It then noted a 1999 letter that the felon sent to the Los Angeles Times , entitled, "Counsel Me Before I Leave Prison." In this letter, Bornman wrote: "Prison officials aren't the least bit concerned that I have constant thoughts of harming others or that I fantasize about such things as assassinating the president or killing a bunch of [prison officials] as they leave work." A week ago, the Hartford Courant posted the following letter-to-the-editor, written by Bornman, and ...