Dems care too

Sat., Nov. 3, 2018

Why Sue Lani Madsen continues to get column space in the Spokesman is beyond me. Recently she wrote under the headline “Volunteer Service can help melt polarization.” She lavishly quotes from Republican Susan Hutchison on the topic before noting that a typo in the Voter’s Guide didn’t present opponent Maria Cantwell’s own views accurately.

Madsen didn’t do the journalist’s job of attempting to find those views, but went on to appreciatively cite Republican Cathy McMorris Rodgers on the same topic while noting that opponent Lisa Brown’s office hadn’t replied as of press time.

Reading this stilted column makes one think that Republicans are all about community service and Democrats don’t care. We clearly do, but we don’t care for your passive-aggressive conservative style of presentation, Sue Lani Madsen.

Kevin S. Decker

Spokane

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