This was sent to Mr. Rand who is the Executive Director of AARP     Dear Mr. Rand,    Recently you sent us a letter encouraging us to renew our lapsed  membership in A ARP by the requested date. I know it is not what you were  looking for, but this is the most honest response I can give you. Our gap  in coverage is merely a microscopic symptom of the real problem, a  deepening lack of faith.    While we have proudly maintained our membership for several years and have  long admired the AARP goals and principles, regrettably, we can no longer  endorse it's abdication of our values. Your letter specifically stated  that we can count on AARP to speak up for our rights, yet the voice we  hear is not ours. Your offer of being kept up to date on important issues  through DIVIDED WE FAIL presents neither an impartial view nor the one we  have come to embrace. We do believe that when two parties agree all the  time on everything presented to them, one is probably not necessary. But,  when the opinions and long term goals are diametrically opposed, the  divorce is imminent. This is the philosophy which spawned our 200 years of  government.    Once upon a time, we looked forward to being part of the senior  demographic. We also looked to AARP to provide certain benefits and give  our voice a power we could not possibly hope to achieve on our own. AARP  gave us a sense of belonging which we no longer enjoy. The Socialist  politics practiced by the Obama administration and empowered by AARP  serves only to raise the blood pressure my medical insurance strives to  contain. Clearly a conflict of interest there!    We do not understand the AARP posture, feel greatly betrayed by the  guiding forces whom we expected to map out our senior years and leave your  ranks with a great sense of regret. We mitigate that disappointment with  the relief of knowing that we are not contributing to the problem anymore  by renewing our membership. There are numerous other organizations which  offer discounts without threatening our way of life or offending our  sensibilities.    This Presidential Administration scares the living daylights out of us.  Not just for ourselves, but for our proud and bloodstained heritage, but  even more importantly for our children and grandchildren. Washington has  rendered Soylent Green a prophetic cautionary tale rather than a  nonfiction scare tactic. I have never in my life endorsed any militant or  radical groups, yet now I find myself listening to them. I don't have to  agree with them to appreciate the fear which birthed their existence.  Their borderline insanity presents little more than a balance to the voice  of the Socialist mindset in power. Perhaps I became American by a great  stroke of luck in some cosmic uterine lottery, but in my adulthood I  CHOOSE to embrace it and nurture the freedoms it represents as well as the  responsibilities it requires.    Your website generously offers us the opportunity to receive all  communication in Spanish. ARE YOU KIDDING??? Someone has broken  into our 'house',  invaded our home without our invitation or consent. The  President has insisted we keep the perpetrator in comfort and learn the  perp language so we can communicate our reluctant welcome to them.    I DON'T choose to welcome them.    I DON'T choose to support them.    I DON'T choose to educate them.    I DON'T choose to medicate them, pay for their food or clothing.    American home invaders get arrested.    Please explain to me why foreign lawbreakers can enjoy privileges on  American soil that Americans do not get?    Why do some immigrants have to play the game to be welcomed and others  only have to break & enter to be welcomed?    We travel for a living. Walt hauls horses all over this great country,  averaging over 10,000 miles a month when he is out there. He meets more  people than a politician on caffeine overdose. Of all the many good folks  he enjoyed on this last 10,000 miles, this trip yielded only ONE supporter  of the current administration.  One of us is out of touch with mainstream  America. Since our poll is conducted without funding, I have more faith in  it than one which is power driven.    We have decided to forward this to everyone on our mailing list, and will  encourage them to do the same. With several hundred in my address book, I  have every faith that the eventual exponential factor will  make a  credible statement to you.    I am disappointed as hell.    I am scared as hell.    I am MAD as hell, and I'm NOT gonna take it anymore!        Walt & Cyndy  Miller Farms Equine Transport