Letters to the Editor: If government shuts down, blame McCarthy


To the editor: An open letter to Speaker of the Home Kevin McCarthy (R-Bakersfield):

You’ve created a dilemma for your self on the finances decision. Whilst you gave extremist radicals all the pieces they requested for, they nonetheless refuse to control responsibly. Though you and the president made an settlement to keep away from U.S. debt default, the extremists wished you to dishonor the cope with new spending cuts — and also you complied! However, your social gathering’s ideologues refuse to fund the federal government. You yielded to their irresponsible calls to waste time and assets for impeachment with out credible proof, but these radical Republicans nonetheless refuse to assist severe governing.

There’s a means out of this dilemma brought on by your unhealthy selections. Suggest a clear, absolutely funded persevering with decision with no political stunts using in sidecars. Certainly, yow will discover 4 cheap Republicans (plus your self) to vote with the Democrats and maintain our authorities going.

That’s what actual governing, actual management, would seem like.

Bruce Joffe, Piedmont

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To the editor: The chaos within the present Home of Representatives is partly on McCarthy and his ego. The remainder of it’s on the bomb-throwing, hypocritical MAGA supporters within the Home who wish to burn all of it down.

Barry Greenfield, West Hollywood

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To the editor: Poor Kevin McCarthy. And he wished this job so badly.

His Republican Occasion is in shambles and the right-wingers apparently need a authorities shutdown simply to see what occurs. So, his job as speaker is on the road over this? It will likely be very attention-grabbing and entertaining to see how that performs out.

Republicans have embraced revenge politics, investigating the investigators. Actual governance is shut down already. In the meantime, the American folks get to, what, endure? I don’t know what a authorities shutdown will seem like both. It’s going to certainly be attention-grabbing, although not going entertaining.

Bob Warnock, Los Angeles