Pat Ford Roedinger's LTE in Philadelphia Inquirer 7/13/23.

I am in shock — I agree with something Donald Trump said (sort of). After his (second) indictment, the former president said, “They’re coming after you.” He’s right, if by “they” he meant his right-wing contingent is coming after women, their partners, teens who are struggling with their gender and the parents who love them, people of color and their supporters, librarians and teache

I have been in democratic politics (big and small D) since I was thirteen. As a young girl in Philadelphia, I canvassed for John F. Kennedy in my neighborhood. My parents were thrilled that an Irish Catholic might be president. Both parents were independent thinkers and supportive of progressive ideas as well as proud of their individual heritage.

Fast forward to the 1980s when I became the politic