{"id":535240,"date":"2023-01-05T01:48:21","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T22:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/letters-to-the-editor-jan-5-2023\/"},"modified":"2023-01-05T01:48:21","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T22:48:21","slug":"letters-to-the-editor-jan-5-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/letters-to-the-editor-jan-5-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"#Letters to the Editor \u2014 Jan. 5, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a22bea20c474\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a22bea20c474\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/letters-to-the-editor-jan-5-2023\/#%E2%80%9CLetters_to_the_Editor_%E2%80%94_Jan_5_2023%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Letters to the Editor \u2014 Jan. 5, 2023&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CLetters_to_the_Editor_%E2%80%94_Jan_5_2023%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Letters to the Editor \u2014 Jan. 5, 2023&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Congress_81674jpg-9c901-e1672863333455.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p><strong>The Issue: House Republicans\u2019 disagreement on whether to elect Rep. Kevin McCarthy as speaker.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m a Republican. We have waited for the opportunity to lead and get ahead of the Democrats and elect Rep. Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House (\u201cGrow up!\u201d Jan. 4).<\/p>\n<p>Now we have these infantile members behaving like idiots. Who ever thought of challenging McCarthy? He is best for the job.<\/p>\n<p>This is insane behavior and makes us look weak and divided. We do not need people like this in Congress. We need them to shut up, grow up and elect the man. <\/p>\n<p><em>Kate Phelan<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Boca Raton, Fla.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As the Republicans do their best to imitate \u201cThe Gang That Couldn\u2019t Shoot Straight,\u201d we taxpayers sit aghast at their nonsense.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past two years, all we heard was how the Republicans were going to set the country straight, restore sanity in Congress and bring much-needed relief to all citizens.<\/p>\n<p>We know how that went. Let\u2019s face the truth \u2014 these are not people of honor. They have no allegiance to anything but themselves.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Rep.-elect George Santos is not an anomaly. He is what every other politician is. Whether they\u2019re left or right makes little difference anymore. Each is a party of one.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, the taxpayers are the biggest losers and they will pay the highest price.<\/p>\n<p><em>John Fleming<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Punta Gorda, Fla.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>House Republicans should learn from history. In 1992, Ross Perot ran for president as an independent. Many Republicans voted for him instead of President George H. W. Bush.<\/p>\n<p>In doing so, they handed the White House to Bill Clinton. He in turn brought Hillary Clinton into the national spotlight.<\/p>\n<p>History is the best teacher. Be united now \u2014 or pay the price later. <\/p>\n<p><em>Joe Zeloof<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Hamilton, NJ<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The GOP is taking the necessary political maneuver of separating its useless and feckless establishmentarian hierarchy from the MAGA mandate.<\/p>\n<p>Why the criticism and feigned media shock and horror? It\u2019s called principle, and without it, the existing GOP will be just as useless to the law-abiding American middle class as the progressive, statist <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a>ists.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t be fooled by McCarthy. He\u2019s a failed \u201cyoung gun\u201d with no bullets. <\/p>\n<p><em>J. Cary<\/em><\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p><em>Peekskill<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Republican members of the House, in denying McCarthy the role of speaker, are playing right into the hands of the Democrats who, if they are not careful, will steal the votes and somehow elect Rep. Hakeem Jeffries as speaker.<\/p>\n<p>The Republicans simply cannot allow this to h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>en. They must com\u00adpromise and either rally around McCarthy or nominate someone else.<\/p>\n<p>The Republicans allowed themselves to be bullied by former President Donald Trump in the midterms, and look where that got them. There was no red wave, and now they are on the verge of screwing up the House speaker\u2019s role.<\/p>\n<p>It is time for calm heads to prevail. It\u2019s time to show strength and unity. It is time to elect McCarthy.<\/p>\n<p><em>Alan Brooks<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Brooklyn<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m done with Republicans. They can\u2019t even get together and elect a speaker of the House in these troubled times.<\/p>\n<p>You will not see another dime in donations from me, as I will tear up every request I get in the mail. <\/p>\n<p><em>Harry Yasso<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>East Moriches<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The lack of cohesion among Republicans during the speaker election is being celebrated by the Democrats \u2014 who, as we know, can be counted on to act as a monolithic bloc in their party\u2019s race to the bottom.<\/p>\n<p>I prefer to view it as evidence of the ability of (at least some) Republicans to actually think for themselves.<\/p>\n<p>In doing so, they display that they have the courage to assess the situation and make a case for their view in a public forum.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, this frequently results in Democrats prevailing in their never-ending quest to destroy this country.<\/p>\n<p><em>Sharon Wylie<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Westport, Conn.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Want to weigh in on today\u2019s stories? 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