Letter to the editor: Grievance politics hurting our country

Reason 147 for leaving the Republican Party after 35 years and becoming an independent: Extremist right wing politicians in Congress would rather shut down our government and send the country into chaos than work out bipartisan solutions.

Ronald Reagan was the master of reaching across the aisle; a decade later, Bill Clinton understood the need for working through our differences to have a functional government. Now it is just about getting X/Twitter likes, interviews on Fox News and grifting — excuse me, “campaigning” — for more and more money from their gullible supporters.

This isn’t governing, it’s grievance politics and showboating. I truly hope one of our major parties starts nominating the adults in the room — but can the rest of the country get behind some common sense?

Karla Thomas

Hempfield