Republican legislators fleeing out of embarrassment

As of now, 38 Republican congressmen have announced they are stepping down. And it’s not for lack of money; the Koch brothers alone are expected to spend $ 400 million in 2018 to support Republican candidates.

So why are legislators giving up such a plum job? I conclude they have become sickened by the sheer damage the GOP is bringing on the country, and they can’t in good conscience continue, knowing it will be blamed on them.

Global warming’s effects are being felt and real consequences are just a few years off, but the GOP line is to do nothing to avoid this world- destroying catastrophe — for money.

The GOP’s support of the National Rifle Association — for money and votes — is reaching the point of being the top concern for citizens. People are crying for GOP legislators to be voted out of office for allowing this horrendous carnage.

Challenges to gerrymandering and voter identification laws, two largely GOP tactics to suppress the Democratic vote, are coming to the fore in the courts.

The citizens have become aware that the GOP’s tax bill is a deficit- busting sop to the rich and corporations, driving inequality to horrendous heights.

And the opioid crisis has been linked to a law that eviscerated the power of the Food and Drug Administration to stop massive shipments of the drugs — again for money.

With all of this damage being caused by the GOP, it is understandable that many members of Congress would want to scatter. Lee Knohl, Evanston