\u201cLong Ford deployment shows US strength but carries cost\u201d<\/a> in the Dec. 25 Sentinel, I could not help but think that President Ford must be turning over in his grave at not only the current deployment and mission of the USS Gerald R. Ford, but also the state of affairs of politics in the country today. Sen. Lindsey Graham famously said of President Joe Biden that he was \u201ca good man if there ever was one\u201d and the same could be said of Ford. The electorate of this country often embraces the pendulum effect \u2014 and that chance of a swing in our political fortunes sustains my optimism for a future of peace and goodwill towards men.<\/p>\nJeff Horn Orlando\u00a0<\/p>\n
Super Bowl hangover<\/p>\n
Kudos to seven-time Super Bowl champ Tom Brady for advocating President\u2019s Day as a floating national holiday the day after the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n
With the holiday in mid-February anyway (Feb. 16 this year), it makes perfect sense that it follows the big game, eliminating \u201cSuper Sick Monday\u201d forever.<\/p>\n
And it would save the U.S. tax revenue due to the lost productivity of hung-over workers who show up for work \u2014 if they show up.<\/p>\n
Aside from being an efficient use of the calendar, it\u2019s wildly popular with employers and employees alike. Doesn\u2019t everyone like to have the next day off following a big party event?<\/p>\n
President Trump, who prides himself on common sense, should see this as the quintessential no-brainer. It should take him five seconds to sign the executive order.<\/p>\n
Ed Dignan Boynton Beach<\/p>\n
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