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Elected officials should be intelligent people
After writing a letter to the edition to oppose John Fetterman’s senate race I’ve seen some news to question my opinion of him. In well covered news, Sen. Fetterman traveled to Trumps resort in Florida to meet with him. The first Democratic senator to do so.
Fetterman stated, ” I’m the Senator for all Pennsylvanians-not just Democrats in Pennsylvania. I will meet with and have a conversation with anyone if it helps me deliver for Pennsylvania and the Nation.” He disavowed the label “fascist” given to Trump by Biden and others during the campaign. “It’s not a word that I would use,” adding, “I happen to love people that are going to vote for Trump, and they are not fascists.”
My opinion is Fetterman is a smart man, a man with common sense, and says he will work with anyone for the good of the American people.
This is exactly what I want in our elected officials. Elected officials SHOULD be smart, intelligent people. They have access to “insider” information on any important topic on our success and security. I do not ask them to support every opinion of mine. They have or should have the most informed views, so I will trust their decisions for the good of the country.
I will not blindly vote for him in the next election but will certainly watch closely and he has a chance to earn my vote. So for now, I cheer his attitude to work with anyone for the good of our country.
Did you know the US has 4% of the world’s population, but has a GDP of 29 trillion dollars of the world’s 110 trillion. We are so blessed but have many big problems to work on. Please pay attention to elections and our officials to help make America even better.
Wayne Loht
McClure