This opinion piece was written by Gilbert Schramm of the Newport [Oregon] News Times.

I think that Mr: Schramm puts his concerns (mine also) front and center when he says:

Trump’s new cabinet breaks his promises that he would “drain the swamp” and “give the government back to the people.” Unfortunately, most appointees are generals and corporate billionaires that personify the military-industrial complex, whose rising power President Eisenhower once warned us against.

Even though Mr. Schramm used the pejorative “deplorables” in this article (I generally try to avoid such terms since it reduces the readership), I think he has several good points for people to read and consider.

So… Read on…