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Stuck in the Middle

LARRY PENNER
Posted 2/5/18

Regarding “Shutdown Gives Feds A Roller Coaster Ride” (Feb. 2 issue) concerning our recent Federal Government three-day shut-down…the words “Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, here I am stuck in the middle with you” from the 1972 song by the band Stealers Wheel perfectly sum up the current chaos and gridlock in Washington.

Arizona Sen. John McCain has been missing from Washington for the past several weeks. He may have made the correct decision fighting potentially terminal brain cancer by spending his remaining time with family and friends back home rather than participate in the ongoing Washington circus. But perhaps his voice of reason and willingness to work across the political aisle with Democrats could have made a difference.

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