Electing a Republican president with the current congressional Republicans now in office would not be in the best interest of lower and middle class Americans.
Most of these Republicans served during the two terms of George W. Bush, when Republicans controlled both Congress and and the White House.
These same individuals turned an inherited budget surplus into a deficit. They voted seven times to raise the national debt ceiling. They stood idly by while George W. Bush raided $1.33 trillion from the Social Security Trust Fund.
This was more money than all administrations over the previous 32 years combined had taken from this fund ($830 billion).
The Economic Policy Institute estimates as many 2.4 million American jobs were lost to China between 2001 and 2008. Our trade deficit with China grew 26 percent in 2000 to 69 percent in 2008.
The past performance record will not lead the United States to economic recovery.
Republicans in Congress have a history of being against any legislation that would benefit lower and middle class Americans. They voted against Social Security, Medicare, and now are against health care reform.
Not one Republican Congressman in the Senate or House of Representatives voted yea to pass health care reform. They said they did not know what the bill contained. That is their job, to read and understand a bill casting their vote.
How can any President accomplish the promises made to the American people when congressional leaders of the opposing party declared their first priority was to ensure this was a one term President?
Leo S. Rowan III
Ridgeley, W.Va.
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Help keep teen drivers safe during the summer months
Memorial Day marks the beginning of the 100 deadliest days of the year on our nation’s roads for teen drivers.
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Walk Smart
Many local residents will be visiting Ocean City this summer, so it is worth noting that the resort has launched a campaign that it hopes will keep pedestrians out of harm’s way.
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Trailer case bound to increase scrutiny on town of Piedmont
This letter is in response to the recent story concerning the guilty plea entered in federal court by Piedmont’s town foreman (“Piedmont town foreman Shingler enters guilty plea,” May 21 Times-News, Page 1A).
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Fixing community’s problems starts with your young people
I am writing this letter to the editor because I think our community really needs to work on plenty of issues. Some of them are:
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Why are there no answers to these questions?
We currently have the most corrupt administration in the history of the country. Every day more and more lies come from the Obama administration.
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Roaming dogs prove menace to some residents of LaVale
I am writing to inform your readers and the animal control staff of Allegany about a problem that is dragging on and unresolved, yet.
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These types should look to the Boy Scouts for an example
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NRA will “Never Surrender.”
The Tea Party will “Never Surrender.”
The No Tax Group will “Never surrender.”
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Housing project will have bad effect on property in this area
I am writing to you to voice my opposition to a low income housing project that has been proposed for construction on a tract of land on Pine Swamp Road in Mineral County, W.Va. I am a registered voter and resident of Mineral County and live in the New Creek/Pine Swamp area.
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Why have the media been silent all this time?
When I read the Cumberland Times-News Editorial this morning, Friday, May 17, entitled, “Outrageous,” I laughed like a kid at a birthday party!
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What are chances this much money will be spent on road?
I was intrigued by cost data summarized in reporter Kathy Mellott’s recent article, “Completing southern link of U.S. Route 219 said to be best use of highway funds,” which appeared in the Cumberland Times-News on Tuesday May 14 (Page 1A).
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