{"id":538711,"date":"2023-01-11T01:08:55","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T22:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/letters-to-the-editor-jan-11-2023\/"},"modified":"2023-01-11T01:08:55","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T22:08:55","slug":"letters-to-the-editor-jan-11-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/letters-to-the-editor-jan-11-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"#Letters to the Editor \u2014 Jan. 11, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 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-6a3dca08ba05c\" 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-6a3dca08ba05c\" 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-11-2023\/#%E2%80%9CLetters_to_the_Editor_%E2%80%94_Jan_11_2023%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Letters to the Editor \u2014 Jan. 11, 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_11_2023%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Letters to the Editor \u2014 Jan. 11, 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\/shutterstock_editorial_McCarthy_elected_US_House_Spe_13701240aj-e1673387130463.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p><strong>The Issue: Republicans\u2019 decision to allow Rep. Kevin McCarthy to become House speaker after 15 votes.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What a disgusting display of disunity some in the Republican Party showed the nation and the world (\u201c\u200a\u2018Argggh!\u2019 of the deal for Kevin,\u201d Jan. 8).<\/p>\n<p>When the new House convened the first week of January, Reps. Matt Gaetz and Lauren Boebert became the Republican answer to The Squad.<\/p>\n<p>They asked for concessions, got them and \u2014when push came to shove in the final vote of the night \u2014 voted \u201cpresent.\u201d Team players? No way.<\/p>\n<p>The Democrats voted as a bloc in lockstep for their candidate.<\/p>\n<p>These two idiots may derail some good legislation that could come down the pike. Too bad they cannot be barred from any meaningful committees.<\/p>\n<p>I truly hope the House will be successful in getting to the root of the problems of the past two years since President Biden and his Cabinet inhabited the White House. <\/p>\n<p><em>S. Kane<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Brooklyn<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Speaker Kevin McCarthy will probably have to continue prostrating himself in order to keep his job.<\/p>\n<p>He awarded his opponents nearly every demand on their wish list, thus empowering them to continue to obstruct benefits to Americans whenever it suits their MAGA purposes. Remember, these far-right-wing members are legislative terrorists who plan to end Biden\u2019s agenda.<\/p>\n<p>How do you deal with people who believe that the 2020 election was stolen? <\/p>\n<p><em>Richard French<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Pasadena, Calif.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I believe last week to be the most productive week in Congress in a long, long time.<\/p>\n<p>What the Freedom Caucus showed me is that Congress has been mired in self-interested dealing. My hope is that this will open the curtain and Congress will finally become more transparent \u2014 not just say it is.<\/p>\n<p>I am neither Republican nor Democrat. However, what I saw last week was politicians who could have their own opinions and finally be heard.<\/p>\n<p>The party may not have won, but the people did. I am hopeful now that party politics will be on the wane, and politics for the people on the rise.<\/p>\n<p><em>Robert Fishman<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Somers<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We experienced \u201cthe good, the bad and the ugly\u201d as the vote for speaker of the House ended on Jan. 7.<\/p>\n<p>The 118th Congress had all the earmarks of political theater, and some even called it a clown show \u2014but it successfully ran its course. There was drama, tension, emotion and compromise as McCarthy and the House members duked it out before he got the winning number of 216 votes early Saturday morning to become the 55th speaker.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy showed tenacity as every <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>arent setback didn\u2019t deter him from reaching his goal. It\u2019s a teachable moment for anyone who wants to achieve anything in life \u2014 don\u2019t give up. Fortune truly favors the brave. Good luck, Mr. Speaker.<\/p>\n<p><em>Michael Headley<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Brooklyn<\/em><\/p>\n<p>What happened in the House last week was a national disgrace.<\/p>\n<p>By now, the leaders of the Republican Party should understand that the resounding message from the midterm elections was that the American people have unambiguously rejected extremism from both the Republican Party and the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<p>If the Republicans want to remain the party of Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan, they should think hard and long about the damage caused by the purveyors of fanaticism, conspiracy theories and extremism.<\/p>\n<p>If the party chooses to stay with the malignant policy of promoting extremism and division, they are in jeopardy of being on the losing side of most future elections at all levels of government.<\/p>\n<p><em>Gerard Rosenthal<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Manhattan<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin must be doing cartwheels after Friday night\u2019s fracas among McCarthy, Gaetz and Rep. Mike Rogers, showing the continuing dysfunction within the GOP.<\/p>\n<p>I believe the Jan. 6 insurrection encouraged Putin to invade Ukraine, as he concluded the United States was collapsing into civil war. Friday night probably convinced Putin to next attack Poland, as he surmised our government is irreconcilably divided.<\/p>\n<p>We had all better try to become more bipartisan, or Putin will indeed wind up eating our lunch.<\/p>\n<p><em>Ron Spurga, Manhattan<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Want to weigh in on today\u2019s stories? Send your thoughts (along with your full name and city of residence) to letters@nypost.com. Letters are subject to editing for clarity, length, accuracy and style.<\/em><\/strong>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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