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Tuesday letters: Politicians know how to play the game

I have little faith in our elected politicians to do anything that would serve the best interests of our state. They appear to vote best on religious grounds — and those are weak at best — refuse to negotiate, and are poor leaders, if they can be called leaders. The one thing they can do, if nothing else, is play the game to assure re-election.

Slip them a fat check here and there, and they will follow your demands like a puppy. The few who really try fail and go home with their heads hung low.

John W. Knight

Ridgeway

This story was originally published May 11, 2015 at 7:41 PM with the headline "Tuesday letters: Politicians know how to play the game."

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