Thoughts on the speakership

Washington is broken. As Republicans continue to debate leadership and demonstrate they can’t get their own house in order, how does the public think they can run the country while nothing is being done in Washington? I realize the term “compromise” doesn’t exist in their language, but Democrats have an opportunity to push for someone they could live with and work with other Republicans to secure the speaker role.

Democrats, find a Republican you can back and join forces with Republicans to get the votes rather than being a block of votes that don’t have a chance.

— Dave Usechek, Parker

If anybody can be speaker of the House, even the grifter Trump, then why not nominate Liz Cheney, someone who respects the Constitution?

— Tom Sabel, Lakewood

I’m disgusted.

Observing the current fiasco in the House of Representatives, our representatives — on both sides of the aisle — have demonstrated that they are more loyal to their party than to the United States of America. It’s worth repeating. Party loyalty is more important than loyalty to the United States.

They forgot that they were elected (supposedly) because of their character, wisdom and purview, to work with one another to enact laws for the betterment of the United States — not the betterment of their respective party, district or state.

Compromise — recognizing that the other party also has good ideas and incorporating those ideas — made us the best nation on Earth. We have lost our founding fathers’ vision, and we have lost our way.

— Curt Anderson, Broomfield