Re “The junior senator did right thing” (Larry Wilson column, Oct. 29):
What started out as a very good and well-thought-out column wound up being nothing more than a political campaign ad for the biggest liar in the history of the House. Saying Adam Schiff has been a fantastic representative in the House of Representatives overlooks the obvious lies he told regarding Russia collusion and the “proof” he had to support all his lies. Where is the proof he promised? Russian collusion was investigated for years and proved to be a hoax. Schiff has yet to offer any proof of anything he said during the Trump presidency. It was Washington politics as usual. Where I once liked to read Larry Wilson’s editorials and respected his opinion, I now realize he is nothing more than a Democrat hack who holds the party line at all costs and continues to spread disinformation. Larry, you’re better than that. Anybody but Adam Schiff, even Katie Porter, is a way better choice.
— John Pherrin Sr., Lake Forest
Give Speaker Mike Johnson a chance
Right away, the vultures are circling, ready to swoop down and pick him apart.
The man is the newly elected speaker of the House and this paper can’t help themselves. They have to print an article from The New York Times (Oct. 26) that criticizes Speaker Johnson for having the nerve to disagree with the view regarding climate change and fossil fuels that the majority of his party embraces. Is he not entitled to his own opinion? Is he not entitled to disagree? It seems that if a person dares to stand up for his/her beliefs, they are labeled racists, extremists — the list goes on. Give Speaker Mike Johnson a chance to bring Congress together so that by some miracle, it can get things done for the American people,
— Deborah Otterson, Long Beach
COVID-19 and Rand Paul
Re “Was Rand Paul right all along?” (Oct. 27):
Yes, Rand was right all along. He had a very difficult time expressing his view of the facts. The media crucified him and his educated facts on the COVID issue. He was attacked at home and harassed in public because of his views and right to free speech. And still in America there is only one avenue of thought. Speaking an opposing idea freely garners some form of attack when you least expect it.
— Janice Smalley, Castaic
![Re “Fiscal policy still matters” (Nov. 5): The United States of America’s national debt is $33 trillion. Without figuring the interest and paying the debt off at a thousand dollars a second it would take over a thousand years to pay off the debt. We hear from the running politicians that we are strapping our children and grandchildren with the debt. There aren’t enough generations in the future of America’s history to pay off the debt we now owe. The credit card debt in America is $1 trillion. The credit card debt interest at 18% per year is $180 […]](https://www.ocregister.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2018_1008_generic_mailbox_letters_to_the_editor3-5.jpg?w=513 "Re “Fiscal policy still matters” (Nov. 5): The United States of America’s national debt is $33 trillion. Without figuring the interest and paying the debt off at a thousand dollars a second it would take over a thousand years to pay off the debt. We hear from the running politicians that we are strapping our children and grandchildren with the debt. There aren’t enough generations in the future of America’s history to pay off the debt we now owe. The credit card debt in America is $1 trillion. The credit card debt interest at 18% per year is $180 […]")
![Re “So there’s no way to prevent shootings?” (Nov. 5): While columnist Larry Wilson is correct about the scarcity of mass shootings in other countries, the real problem in the U.S. is that we resort to violence far more often than other countries. The possession or absence of guns isn’t the only cause of violence; Utah has relatively lax gun laws compared to California, yet its murder rate and violent crime rates are about half of that of California and firearms are used in a smaller percentage of its murders. If we subtract the murders committed with guns from […]](https://www.ocregister.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2018_1008_generic_mailbox_letters_to_the_editor3-4.jpg?w=513 "Re “So there’s no way to prevent shootings?” (Nov. 5): While columnist Larry Wilson is correct about the scarcity of mass shootings in other countries, the real problem in the U.S. is that we resort to violence far more often than other countries. The possession or absence of guns isn’t the only cause of violence; Utah has relatively lax gun laws compared to California, yet its murder rate and violent crime rates are about half of that of California and firearms are used in a smaller percentage of its murders. If we subtract the murders committed with guns from […]")
![It is real on our campuses Oh, campus antisemitism is real all right. It’s being shown nightly on the news mostly by the right-leaning Fox News. I am somewhat flummoxed personally because most all modern civilized societies have rejected the tenets of Nazism with its fascist underpinnings. The barbarism exhibited by the terrorist group Hamas justifies Israel’s quest for retribution. It is a terrible shame that they hide behind civilians and expect a pass for their reprehensible actions on Oct. 7. College campuses across our nation now have on full display the poisonous antisemitism of progressive thought. That thinking […]](https://www.ocregister.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2018_1008_generic_mailbox_letters_to_the_editor3-3.jpg?w=513 "It is real on our campuses Oh, campus antisemitism is real all right. It’s being shown nightly on the news mostly by the right-leaning Fox News. I am somewhat flummoxed personally because most all modern civilized societies have rejected the tenets of Nazism with its fascist underpinnings. The barbarism exhibited by the terrorist group Hamas justifies Israel’s quest for retribution. It is a terrible shame that they hide behind civilians and expect a pass for their reprehensible actions on Oct. 7. College campuses across our nation now have on full display the poisonous antisemitism of progressive thought. That thinking […]")
![Re “HB goes ahead with library censors” (Nov. 2): Well it’s good to know, not surprising, but still disappointing all the same, that your editorial board is another liberally biased media outlet in this state. There used to be a fair amount of conservatives in Orange County. I’m not sure of the percentage anymore but I can assure you we are underrepresented in the media. The column today, “Huntington Beach goes ahead with dystopian library censors,” is a clear attack on conservatives and conservative values. God forbid there are many (if not most) of us who don’t want our […]](https://www.ocregister.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2018_1008_generic_mailbox_letters_to_the_editor3-2.jpg?w=513 "Re “HB goes ahead with library censors” (Nov. 2): Well it’s good to know, not surprising, but still disappointing all the same, that your editorial board is another liberally biased media outlet in this state. There used to be a fair amount of conservatives in Orange County. I’m not sure of the percentage anymore but I can assure you we are underrepresented in the media. The column today, “Huntington Beach goes ahead with dystopian library censors,” is a clear attack on conservatives and conservative values. God forbid there are many (if not most) of us who don’t want our […]")