Inslee’s Malden visit

I think I speak for most of my Eastern Washington neighbors when I say how totally disgusted I was to read your reaction to the citizens of Malden Washington. For you to come to this totally devastated town and spew your green political bias in the middle of this tragedy reinforces most of our disgust with you politicians. To bring up your climate change agenda amid a great personal tragedy for most of the residents, is a disgusting, pathetic yet typical political SOP.

Your brief insertion into the presidential race, using your climate change platform as your primary attraction, at the expense of hard-working Washington taxpayers (BTW, we are working, not “peacefully protesting” in Seattle) actually embarrassed most normal Washingtonians. Your early dismissal from that contest was easily predictable.

We don’t want your pitiful offers of support, over here we have learned to take care of ourselves and our neighbors when that is necessary. Stay on the West side with your green loving ignorant supporters who have no clue how hard working Eastern WA residents survive.

I am an environmentalist, have been all my life. I don’t just talk about it like you and so many other politicians do, I live it, every day. I know that the climate is changing, that is not new but rather a constant shift that has gone on for thousands of years and we are learning how to deal with it.

I wish you a great retirement as change is needed,

J. Read Smith

St. John, Wash.