Lawrence Journal-World opinion section

To the editor:

“The country can’t continue the drift of the past seven years,” said Dolph Simons Jr. in his March 12 Saturday Column.

Oh yeah. Right! The “drift” that gave U.S. citizens access to health insurance after every president from Nixon through Reagan to Bush tried and failed to do so. (In 2012, the U.S. was the only one of 39 industrialized nations that didn’t offer comprehensive health care to its citizens.)

Oh, yeah. Right! The “drift” that hunted down and killed Osama bin Laden after Republican presidents had given up the search.

Oh, yeah. Right! The “drift” that created 13.7 million U.S. jobs over a 69-month streak of job growth.

Oh, yeah. Right! The “drift” that brought the U.S. into the 21st century and let it join the vast majority of nations who are fighting climate change.

Oh, yeah. Right! The “drift” that got the U.S. back in diplomatic touch with Cuba.

You get the “drift” Mr. Simons?