Trust busters

As much as I would like to sympathize with Doug Belcher with regards to his change of opinion concerning the speaker of the House, John Boehner, there is just one problem with his otherwise legitimate complaint: He should recall that politicians as a rule make many great promises.

That’s so we’ll vote for them. But the only reason Rep. Boehner and his fellow GOP made all these great promises in 2010 was so they could try to retake as much of Congress and various legislatures and governorships as possible. It did not mean they were necessarily going to keep their commitments to voters.

If Belcher wishes to be disappointed over the man who made it to speaker of the House, then maybe he should wise up, vote less ideologically and apply more common sense.

Or take a cue from the Leonard Pitts Jr. column on April 18 in The Spokesman-Review and don’t trust any politician any further than you can throw him. It simply doesn’t matter what his or her party affiliation is. Watch his or her actions, don’t listen to his or her words. Politicians do love to lie to their constituents if it will get them the votes.

Joan E. Harman

Dalton Gardens