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August 25, 2012

Your Letter: Multiple takes on politicians

Anonymous The Joplin Globe Sat Aug 25, 2012, 07:55 PM CDT

Wake up politicians

If you guys and gals aren’t ruining America on purpose, get real and do something worthwhile to try and save it. You need to start at the top and work down, not at the bottom and stay there.

In order to get rid of the national debt, start by not giving more raises, added benefits or whatever other perks you can come up with to benefit yourselves.

Stop wasting so much on travel that really isn’t necessary. Stop these useless trials that waste so much money and accomplish nothing worthwhile. Reduce the amount of aid we give to other countries.

In other words, try to spread around the cuts you have to make and stop picking on the unwanted and unlovely people. Get rid of the national debt before the national debt gets rid of America.

At my age I probably won’t be with you much longer, so best of everything to you and yours.

Darrel Melton

Joplin

Voting for McCaskill

I just wanted to remind people of this quote from our Republican Senate candidate, Todd Akin, regarding abortion exceptions in case of rape: “If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.”

I can appreciate a guy like Akin, bravely taking a stand against reality, science and women. If, however, you’re not a loopy misogynist creep, you can vote for Claire McCaskill.

Karley Johnston

Lamar

Dumber than a stump

It sure is sad. The long drought has caused the trees to drop their leaves as a way of conserving moisture.

The gal who cuts my hair calls it “false fall.” The trees know what’s happening and act accordingly.

The politicians, on the other hand, think climate change is a socialist plot. And that’s the sad party. They haven’t as much sense as a tree stump.

Michael Lively

Joplin

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