Awww, it’s rewarding to see that some readers have concern for my health, even if that concern is a bit tongue in cheek (“Is Mr. Benson OK?” published Aug. 24).

I would like to reiterate my feelings toward people of faith, whatever faith that may be, if those believers chose to use that faith to the betterment of society and their fellow man: I have no problem with them whatsoever and will support them 100 percent. As a matter of fact, I recently gave a conservative friend of mine (yes I do have them) some money because he had come across an elderly woman that he delivered food to who had no refrigerator. I asked him to put it toward the purchase of a refrigerator for her.

As far as conservative beliefs go, other than misogyny, bigotry, racism and patronage, I have never had a clear understanding of what, exactly, conservatives are trying to conserve. Maybe one of our conservative readers can enlighten us all.

It looks like Jon Buss has graced these pages with yet another example of the misguided belief that Trump was ever a good man, much less a good (president). His claims that government was a swamp before Trump and is still a swamp now, doing everything in its power to falsely accuse Trump of misdoings is laughable to say the least.

This man, (Trump) who has lied, cheated and conned his way through his entire life, i.e. cheating on his first wife with his second; cheating on his second with his third; having to pay the people who enrolled in Trump University $25 million for defrauding them; was fined $5 million for using money from his charity for personal use; and treated women like objects, admitting to grabbing them by the p**sy and immediately starting to kiss them, because when you’re a celebrity you can do whatever you want.

Let’s take a look at the world leaders Trump has respect for: Putin, claiming he was a genius for invading Ukraine; Kim Jong-Un, saying they, “fell in love”; and Xi Jinping upon his lifetime appointment to president, saying maybe that is something our country might do.

He ignored the emoluments clause, using his office to enrich himself and his family, he was the one who tried to create a swamp of sycophants who would cater to his every whim, told over 30,000 lies or mis-truths during his time in office, and folks, I’m just gettin’ started. Just sayin’.

Larry Benson

Enumclaw