The Eagle & Journal has an opinion page which includes Letters-to-the-Editor and Commentary pieces. Letters-to-the-Editor can contain anything the writer wishes to say. The content can cover many subjects. They can be with or without factual basis, serious or crazy, and can be inciteful. In other words, whatever the writer desires to say. Commentary pieces are different.
They should be insightful and supported by facts. By reading the Commentary pieces, the public should gain understanding and knowledge about current events and other subjects.
Unfortunately, with his Commentary, Mr. Sinton has created an unbalanced platform, based more on political bias than fact. He is prone to making reckless statements against President Trump and conservatives.
In a recent Piece, Mr. Sinton said: “The President is willing to lie and cheat to preserve his power.” This statement was made after reporting that Trump was at odds with three quarters of the nation he governs. He continued his rant by saying that Trump will find a way to cancel the midterm elections. All of this was written without reference to any valid facts.
He ridiculed the loyalty and sanity of President Trump and Republicans when he described their reaction to violence in our cities,
“They won’t just look the other way when he shoots someone on Fifth Avenue, they’ll cheer as they vilify the victim, just as they’ve done in Minneapolis.”
Mr. Sinton also stated that “Trump got to Davos and folded like a cheap card table.”
Whoops…not so fast! The much needed strength and leadership of America was there for the world to see. Mr. Sinton ought to be proud to see our country back in a position of strong leadership and influence. Those qualities were embarrassingly absent during the four years of the previous administration.
Mr. Sinton’s bluster more appropriately belongs in the Letters-to-the-Editor section, with the rest of us, where he can say whatever he desires however inciteful it may be. Giving him a special platform from which to rage, week after week, causes this fine newspaper to appear biased and detracts from its credibility.
Sincerely,
VOL. 116, NO. 6 – Feb. 11, 2026