Well, today I did something I don’t normally do and I am hoping to get a response from the fellow who represents me in Congress.

I don’t expect a personal message from Keith Self, a McKinney Republican. I merely want him to do as I have asked … which is to condemn Donald Trump for the hideous message he sent on Truth Social about the deaths of Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele. The cops have arrested one of the Reiners’ children and charged him with murder in the stabbing deaths of his parents.

I called Self today to ask him to speak out against the president’s ghastly, tasteless remarks about the death of the iconic filmmaker and his wife. Rob Reiner has been a vocal and stern critic of Trump, so I guess Trump must have felt justified in accusing Reiner of suffering from an acute case of “Trump derangement syndrome.”

Self has been one of the quiet men of Congress. He backs Trump to the hilt legislatively and politically. He is not known as a man who hogs the microphone. He ought to grab one now and tell the world what many of us already believe, which is that Trump’s remarks were cruel beyond measure.

I want to extend a word of thanks to the young staffer who took my call. She listened to my brief rant, and responded with a polite “I understand what you are saying.” She promised that Rep. Self will get my message. That’s all I want, for him to know that one of his constituents is mad as hell.