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Sound Off: December 6, 2025

An excavator sits on the rubble after the East Wing of the White House was demolished on October 28, 2025 in Washington, DC.
An excavator sits on the rubble after the East Wing of the White House was demolished on October 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. Getty Images

Sun Herald readers weigh in on local and national topics.

No plan?

So let me get this straight, Trump has just tapped a new architect to help plan his $300 million ballroom? The East Wing was torn down without any complete plan on what was being built in its place? Sounds like putting the cart before the horse and destroying a historic structure without a plan in place to replace it.

Biden Derangement?

All this talk about us having Trump Derangement Syndrome, all I hear is “It’s Biden’s fault” that the Trump administration inherited an economic mess. When is this administration going to own its own failures? But they have no problem taking credit.

War

Our military now has license to attack without cause. First, we are not at war. Only Congress is supposed to be able to declare war. Congress is incompetent at the least, criminal at the most. No morals or honor in what’s happening.

Lots of whining

There sure is a lot of whining in Sound Off lately. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the feel of having a president who cares about America and making it better.

Drug boats

I don’t know about you, but if I was piloting a drug boat, I’d certainly be thinking twice about it.

Look out

In the November 30 “Your Life” section was an article about copperhead snakes. Believe me, they are out there. In 1995, a cousin and I killed a 60-inch female in my barn. The next year or so, I killed another one, about 25 inches in length, behind the barn. Watch your step.

Thanks

Say what you want about the Sun Herald, but it’s nothing if not informative — and unintentionally hilarious. In a single day, the headlines read like a carnival of chaos: Man has sex with bulldog; Drunk raccoon discovered in liquor store; Man attempts to buy a baby; “My Pillow” guy announces run for governor; Trump pardons U.S. Rep. accused of taking bribes; Federal officers partying on Bourbon Street; Trump pardons former Honduran president convicted of running a drug cartel—and then threatens the Venezuelan president for running his own cartel. You truly can’t make this stuff up.

Send your Sound Offs to soundoff@sunherald.com.

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