Burke is right about voting, wrong on his analysis

Published 1:30 am Thursday, October 27, 2022

There is absolutely no doubt where Tom Burke stands politically. His recent columns (“What to value in senator? Experience of half-truths,” The Herald, Oct. 10) have invoked in me, the late Paul Harvey, with his infamous line “And now for the rest of the story”:

Groceries up 13.5 percent, rent is up 6.7 percent, gasoline up 25.6 percent, airfares up 33.4 percent, new vehicles up 10.1 percent, electricity up 15.8 percent and natural gas up 33.0%

Migrant encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border reached their highest level on record in 2021: 1,659,206.

As for carbon dioxide emissions, it’s about time policymakers came to grips with the fact that developing countries aren’t about to forsake future economic growth by banning fossil fuels. India and China are busily constructing scores of new coal-fired power plants.

I agree with Mr. Burke when he says “Simple; focus on issues, records and platforms at all levels and then drill down to what a candidate says they will do for the country, state, district. I disagree with Mr. Burke when he tacks “and voter” on to the sentence. JFK’s historic words are more profound then ever, “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.”

So, I challenge each of you to educate yourself on each candidate and then decide which candidate will make the best decisions for not only the here and now, but for the futures of our children, grandchildren, and generations to come.

Clark Schaefer

Mill Creek