Republicans and GOP have met The Mouse That Roared

Echol opinion letter published in Tuscon.com Arizona Daily Star news.

The book, The Mouse that Roared, tells of a fictional tiny country that declares war on an elephantine United States. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy first refused to lie for a menacing President Trump, now stands ground against Putin’s formidable Russian military.

Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy is a Ukrainian politician, former actor and comedian, who is the sixth and current president of Ukraine.

Daniszewski quotes Zelensky’s reply to a US offer of extraction “I need ammunition, not a ride.” 

Given the gun-loving mindset of the US elephants, that statement should be enough to win support. But no… they stumble around, straining to hear Trump and the Fox News bunch to forge a GOP position.

Yes, Zelenskyy is an unlikely hero. Before becoming Ukrainian president, he was a TV actor, playing a high school teacher who became President after standing up to corruption.

Is acting a TV hero good practice to becoming a hero?

I want to fight; give me weapons, not a ride — Ukrainian President, Zelensky refuses US offer to evacuate

GOP politicians may not have acting talent, but telling truth amid a cesspool of lies is a tentative step toward heroism.

From:  Beth Isabelle Northeast side