Letters: Where's Mike? Gone Fishin' sign might as well be hanging on his door
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Has Mike DeWine gone fishin'?
Where’s Waldo? Remember him, the man hidden in a crowd of people and objects?
Like some might say about our own Gov. Mike DeWine. Is there a "Gone Fishin’" sign hanging on his door at the Statehouse?
For all the vacuum of leadership at the helm of our state, he might as well be.
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For those of you who don’t know, he is the Republican incumbent running for reelection in 2022 (sitting on a caboodle of cash), all of which is in his favor to win.
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This might explain his apparent gameplay of see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil, in addition to not saying or doing anything that might alienate his Republican base voters.
Yep! Gone fishin’.
Susan B. West, Athens
Believe him? Joe Namath has an offer for you too
The July 21 Michael Lederman column, "Justice Thomas deliberately misunderstands law; hurts court," is a sterling example of ultracrepidarianism.
While I have no doubt that Lederman is well-versed in his field of biomedical ethics, in the field of law he is only a normal individual with a personal opinion.
To ascribe any degree of expertise in the latter field due to expertise in the former is a classic misapplication which is often leveraged by advocates and advertisers alike.
His diatribe on Clarence Thomas is simply a compilation of screeds promulgated by those opposing the U.S. Supreme Court decisions in which Thomas has participated.
If you believe that Lederman is an expert in constitutional law, then that outstanding medical adviser Joe Namath would like to sell you a Medicare Advantage policy.
John Platt, Arlington
Straw man, party of one
I found the opinions expressed by Michael Lederman in his July 21 guest column, "Justice Thomas deliberately misunderstands law; hurts court," a blatant twisting of facts and presentation of “straw man” arguments.
Even as an opinion piece, it was not worthy of publication.
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Justice Clarence Thomas has authored 693 opinions through 2019. His selection, despite Anita Hill’s accusations, is simply the reality that there were no facts, only "she said vs. he said."
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That he has political opinions beyond the court is no different than any justice, past or present.
And Lederman would have Thomas removed due to the views or actions of his wife.
Thank goodness the Supreme Court is made up of men and women who are guided by facts and the law, rather than the likes of men like Lederman.
Jay Firebaugh, Gahanna
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Party no longer represents me
Ann Spicer's July 20 letter, "Lawmakers heartless and cruel," is so right on the feelings of a majority of Ohioans.
I agree with her that Republicans that think a raped 10-year-old girl should be forced to give birth to a child is insane.
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What are the Republicans thinking?
Obviously, not what the majority of Ohioans are thinking. There is a solution to the out-of-touch Republican party. Come November let the majority show them how we feel and vote them out.
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I am a registered Republican not represented by the current crop of Republican officeholders. There are a great many more people like me that will be voting our feelings. Your vote sends a message.
Chet Ridenour, Worthington
Who else decides 10-year-old's fate?
The July 20 article "Attorney General's race heats up over abortion, rape comments to media" said Dave Yost felt the child involved didn't have to leave Ohio for treatment because she would have qualified for a medical emergency.
However, the article went on to say that "doctors and lawmakers disagreed."
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Who else is there that gets to decide?
Syd Lifshin, Columbus
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Letters: Columnist Lederman twisted facts about Clarence Thomas
