Changing views not a sign of weakness
Michael Sears, former head of the Republican Party, commented on “Hardball” on Jan. 5, that Hillary Clinton has demonstrated weakness. He presented as examples positions as Secretary of State where views were changed and efforts did not prove successful. Without burdening with the details, the essence of the assessment does not benefit Mr. Sears’ candidates.
It is not unexpected that an individual may vary positions after viewing changes in situations. To “lock” one’s self into a rigid commitment can be catastrophic for a government official, business leader and others.
As examples, Donald Trump headed one or more businesses which had to file bankruptcy (the corporate welfare relief). Marco Rubio had significant problems with his personal finances. Why didn’t Mr. Sears suggest those activities by those individuals could have been modified to avoid the consequences. They are running for the nomination of the party which focuses on fiscal responsibility.
Unfortunately, they do not possess the balance to recognize that Hillary not only has avoided financial conflicts, but also possesses the perspective to recognize when an orientation requires modification.
STANLEY HARRIS JR., SAVANNAH
Only ‘rot’ is with Hillary Clinton
I think Jay Bookman knows which way the wind’s blowing or else he wouldn’t reach to the bottom of his insult bag and refer to the “rot within the Republican Party”. Rot or not, I don’t believe Bookman will vote for Hillary if she’s the nominee: He knows as well as everyone else knows that her insatiable desire for power is an attempt to assuage the pain of her husband’s unfaithfulness. The Democrats are in panic or else they wouldn’t put Bill Clinton and his daughter on the campaign trail for his wife. The real rot is in the woman who said “what difference does it make?” when referring to our people killed in our embassy in Libya.
JACK FRANKLIN, CONYERS
