I have a couple observations on the statements by Texas Republican Party Chairman Lt. Col. Allen West in the âChat with the Chairmanâ article in The Paris News (Jan. 26). Mr. West stated that he did not want to hear any âDâ words from the Republican supporters, such as âdespondent,â âdepressed,â âdispiritedâ or âdespairâ about the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. Yet, Mr. West uses the âDâ word âdevilâ to describe the Democratic party. That sounds like a continuation of the âDâ word âdivisiveâ that was expressed so often by the former president and his supporters over the last four years and especially since the election.