Florida's alternative: Val Demings

Despite Sen. Marco Rubio’s advantage in name recognition, U.S. Rep. Val Demings can effectively turn that recognition to her favor. Specifically, the Rubio record of voting against Obamacare, of voting against reasonable gun safety regulations, of voting against expansion of the child tax credit and all other measures designed to assist ordinary Americans in these perilous times, solely because they are supported by Democrats or opposed by Sen. McConnell’s determination, by filibuster, to oppose any Democratic proposal to elevate less-advantaged Americans. Perhaps the more “Rubio recognition,” the better for Val Demings.

Bruce A. McAllister, West Palm Beach

Cerabino's critic misses the point

A recent letter writer maligns Frank Cerabino's knowledge of the Bible while demonstrating his own selective blindness to its many, many sleazy parts. Just one example is the Genesis tale of Lot's two daughters getting him drunk and taking turns having sex with him because they fear all the other men of Sodom-Gomorrah have been wiped out by God (just one biblical case of gross violence, by the way). Not only does this violate social norms, it also points to the male authorship of the Bible as it makes the women guilty of initiating incest rather than the man.

But there are plenty of good and admirable statements and stories in the Bible, you say? Well, that was Cerabino's point. If you can ban any book by selectively citing offensive pieces of it, you can certainly do likewise with the Bible.

Randall Frey, Atlantis

Column another Trump screed

The article by Gary Franks on Feb. 16 reads like another Trump talking head trying to sweep an attempted coup under the rug. As the Jan. 6 Committee’s investigation proceeds, which Franks calls a “deep dive,” every day indicates the committee has a long way to go before it reaches bottom.

Franks mentions everything from what Robert Gates said about Biden to the border including how Reagan, George H.W. Bush and Trump might have handled the current crisis in Ukraine better. Given Trump’s hostile attitude regarding NATO and his obvious love affair with Putin, heaven help the people of Ukraine. It is no wonder that leaders of other NATO members need to state their own positions with Putin because they can not completely trust America, after Trump, to stand with them when the bullets start flying.

David Clendining, Loxahatchee

What a difference a party makes

I find it interesting when speaking to my Republican friends about the Jan. 6 committee and all of the information that has come out about Donald Trump's actions before, during and after the election. Not the least of which is his blatant disregard for preserving documents and correspondence from his administration. My friends will say it is not a fair process, and Mr. Trump didn't do anything so egregious. What is fun is reading the news and everywhere the Trump name is mentioned, substitute Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama. You will see quickly how the tenor of the discussion will change.

Ed Brookes, Lake Worth

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