The Arizona Republic

Time to trump Jeff Flake’s hand with a royal flush

- M. Bnewell, Scottsdale Rick Rouse, Mesa The Republic Contact him: Doug Metzger, Phoenix John Stewart, Phoenix Isabella Bayer, Peoria

So U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake is threatenin­g to vote against the federal judges for confirmati­on unless the Senate passes a bill prohibitin­g the president from firing Robert Mueller.

If I’m Donald Trump, I would make a counter-proposal. Unless Flake votes in favor of the judges I would immediatel­y appoint a new attorney general whose first order of business would be to dismiss both Mueller and Rosenstein.

A new chapter for The Art of the Deal, Washington style.

Sinema’s record proves she is centrist who works across aisle

I would like to respond to the claim made by reader Robert Archer. He wants Gov. Doug Ducey to appoint U.S. Rep. Martha McSally to the U.S. Senate.

Here’s his reasoning: Sen.-elect Sinema is a phony who will not work across the aisle.

That’s ridiculous hyperbole.

I advise Mr. Archer to drop the lie and look at Sinema’s legislativ­e record, where her voting has not been determined by partisan blindness.

She has voted with Republican­s many times. And she has consistent­ly positioned herself as a centrist. And Martha McSally?

She pivoted from a pragmatic moderate to a Trump disciple. Any guess on one which one will walk the party talk without an extended hand across the aisle?

Stringer is a good reminder of the distance we still need to go

editorial board nailed it today on Rep. Stringer. He cannot go unchalleng­ed, but censoring him is not the answer.

We need him around, as long as his constituen­ts elect him, to remind us how far we have to go to achieve the American dream of liberty and justice for all.

Acknowledg­ed? Are you kidding? We shed rivers of blood.

Tuesday’s paper rightly condemns State Rep. David Stringer for his dimwitted comments on African Americans not blending in.

The editorial board into a tired liberal rant.

It states that “we still then blunders haven’t acknowledg­ed the full horror of enslaving human beings.”

The writers must have forgotten that nearly 300,000 soldiers died fighting for the anti-slavery Union in the Civil War.

American politics will soon hear from the young Americans

As a high school student growing up in today’s political climate, it’s sometimes difficult to remain optimistic about the state of the world. There’s a lot of hatred and violence at every turn, and it’s easy to lose hope in the future.

Despite this, it’s been really reassuring

Join the conversati­on

We want to hear from you. Comment on letters, columns and editorials online or via e-mail.

❚ to see other young people speaking up and making their voices heard and their values realized. Being a senior and about to turn 18, politics have been becoming more and more important to me. I can only hope that adults begin to take young people more seriously because the future is in our hands now.

 ??  ?? You can reach Steve Benson at 602-444-8035 or steve.benson@arizonarep­ublic.com
You can reach Steve Benson at 602-444-8035 or steve.benson@arizonarep­ublic.com

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