Campaign of criticism on Gov. Polis

Re: “The governor joins the vaccine-line jumping elite,” Feb. 5 commentary

It’s obvious George Brauchler is planning to run for governor in 2022. Right now, he is tossing issues against the wall to see what sticks. This commentary highlights the first gentleman of Colorado getting his COVID-19 vaccine before his cohort would be eligible. I don’t remember an outcry from anyone when Karen Pence, Dr. Jill Biden or Doug Emhoff received their vaccines out of sequence.

Given the same situation, I assume that Brauchler wouldn’t have allowed his spouse to get a vaccine.This issue is strictly Colorado politics. Rather than focus on one person who received a vaccine, it would have been far more relevant if you focused on how you would handle the distribution and administration of a limited supply of vaccine to a large number of individuals efficiently and equitably. That is what we expect of leaders.

Christine Jensen, Denver

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George Brauchler writes another campaign attack ad (does anyone doubt that he’ll be running for governor in 2022) criticizing Gov. Polis for getting vaccinated — using twice as many words as needed to make his point. I believe my fellow Coloradans and I should be much more concerned about the Republicans in the statehouse who refuse to use masks and social distance, endangering other legislatures, staff, capital workers, security personnel and public visitors in the state Capitol. The potential to impact the peoples’ business and directly harm others is certainly much greater. It’s unfortunate Brauchler doesn’t use his platform to address the more serious issues we have.

Brad Buckner, Littleton