Moderates, don't be new 'silent majority'

Nov. 8 is fast approaching, and it is by now patently obvious that Trump is an unqualified, unprincipled, dangerous narcissist that can't be allowed anywhere near the Oval Office.

How did he ever get this far? The roots of the Trump phenomenon are deep and tangled, but one thing I know for sure is that he had a lot of help. And one big group that lots of explaining to do is the large swath of the Republican establishment that has repeatedly chosen political expediency over principal, enabling Trump at every turn.

Peter Roskam, up for his sixth term as Representative from Illinois' Sixth Congressional District, said in July that he's voting for Trump, and has said little or nothing on the subject since. He has declined to join the rising chorus of voices from his own party, belatedly decrying the travesty that is Trump, and seems to be waiting for the whole problem to simply go away so that he can get back to obstructionist partisan politics as usual.

Well, we need much more than that from our representatives, and I believe we will get it from his opponent, Amanda Howland. Ms. Howland has the endorsement of both the Chicago Tribune and the Sun-Times. She is a qualified moderate who is willing and able to help bridge the gaping divide between "left" and "right", to be a voice of reason and to work with all sides on the many challenges we share. It's time for moderates to stop being the new "silent majority" and start being the adults that American politics so desperately needs.

Shelagh Savino

Glen Ellyn