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Cate Salenger's avatar

He’d be a good addition to our president’s cabinet.

Laura Bagwell's avatar

This snippet of a complaint letter is as relevant to Donald Trump and his imminent wrecking of American democracy as it was to a drunken painter and his tumultuous "work" upon an Irish lighthouse in 1950. History repeats.

Cate Salenger's avatar

Just saw your comment. Funny how we saw the same conclusion.

David Perlmutter's avatar

"His language is filthy and he is not amenable to any law or order." You know, that kind of sounds familiar...

Pegra's avatar

OK, so none of us are perfect.

Michael Kupperburg's avatar

An old but still true adage, Good help is hard to find.

Peter Shukie's avatar

magnificent letter, poetic, he paints the scene so beautifully it would be worth recreating as an exhibition!

Sue Cauhape's avatar

I'll add my vote to the comments below and the allusion to our present regime. It makes G. W. Bush look like a shining star.

K.J. Wilsdon's avatar

Understandable if he was a “drinker with a writing problem”!

Stephanie Selig's avatar

D. Blakely is quite a writer himself. I can see it all now. What a hoot!