Letter to the Editor from Mark Lieberman, Yorktown
As 2026 begins, it’s worth reflecting on Congressman Mike Lawler’s past “resolutions”.
These are the resolutions he made in his 2022 and 2024 campaigns. Back then, he pledged to:
- Get inflation “under control.”
- End “out-of-control” federal spending.
- “Back the blue” and uphold “law and order.”
- Strengthen border security while finding “dignified” solutions for undocumented immigrants.
- Support a “responsible” national defense.
- Take a “commonsense, mainstream” stance on abortion.
- Stop Chinese entities from accessing advanced U.S. semiconductor and AI technologies.
But in office, Congressman MAGA Lawler has caved on nearly every one of those commitments. So, here’s a more realistic set of resolutions for him in 2026:
- Increase tariffs and deportations while reducing labor and tourism, raising costs and cutting income for everyone.
- Keep giving tax breaks to billionaires like his benefactor Elon Musk, ballooning the federal deficit.
- Reward political loyalty over integrity, even when it means pardoning drug dealers and terrorists for cold, hard cash to the boss.
- Save one, or two victims of ICE kidnappings as token rescues for headlines and key voting blocks.
- Support extreme tactics that separate families, ignore due process, and violate human rights. Have masked secret police kidnap immigrants.
- Alienate NATO allies with reckless foreign policies like sinking and killing small ships that weaken global partnerships, and demonstrate how near-sighted this regime is.
- Undermine women’s rights with harmful policies that provide no empathy for women needing abortions, only lip service.
- Renege on shipping the latest semiconductor and AI technology to China.
In short, Lawler’s “resolutions” are less about serving his constituents and more about serving a corrupt and incompetent regime that is turning America from a beacon of democracy into a playground for the wealthy and well-connected.
Mike Lawler has run two campaigns on promises he never intended to keep. Let’s not be fooled again.
Mark A. Lieberman
Yorktown, NY
