Letter to the editor: Why are the extremists ruling America?

It’s amazing how the extremes of the two major parties are ruling the day in America and have been for quite some time. There is perhaps 1% of kooks on each end of the spectrum, yet they have a large portion of the other 98% rushing to take one side or the other, as if drafted into the armies of Bizarro World.

These two extremes are deciding how America thinks and acts way too often. Remember, you don’t have to take the side of stupidity. I find it hard to believe that commonsense Democratic voters think it’s a good idea to have unchecked entry into the country. It’s just as hard to believe that many commonsense Republican voters believe that it’s a good idea to reduce or eliminate Medicare.

I believe there is a vast majority of sensible people on both sides who see the good and bad of most issues. Don’t forget, you can be a liberal and still think owning a gun in today’s America is a good idea, or you can be a conservative and believe that in some cases, Obamacare has proven beneficial.

We don’t have to follow the thinking and voting patterns of our politicians in Washington where every “controversial” vote has to be a 100% party line vote.

When did bipartisanship become a bad thing?

There is no doubt we need more independent thinkers in government who can consider issues logically and independently of their party leadership, then, vote accordingly.

Tim Kaczmarek

Natrona Heights