Editor, Times-Union: Quick note about me, I’m 72 and have registered and voted in every local, state and national election available to me since I turned 21 years of age. I identify mostly with conservatives, therefore I am a registered Republican, however not always towing the party line. As I recall, we held a primary election a few years ago and the Republican voters chose the present incumbent. As she serves our district, it seems her apparent interests, convictions and house votes changed to no longer reflect the ideas on which she campaigned. These changes were understood by the voters, be they right or wrong, that she no longer represented us. In other words, she won the primary and the general elections, performs her duties as she sees fit and has been dealt with by the voters of her district in a subsequent primary – by replacing her with another person that just might represent the voters in the district more satisfactorily. Now comes the “Republicans for Kolbe” which, in my opinion, is another name for “sore losers.” To this group I say, “If your candidate had won you would be throwing all you have at Mr. Kolbe.” If you want to vote another ticket or party, have at it. That’s why we have these elections. However, your colors are showing and they really don’t run very deep. How about we do the same thing we did for the incumbent? We elect him and watch him. If he represents us well then perhaps he can continue. If not, we give him the same fate that he will have earned – we’ll retire him by means of the voting booth and give someone else their chance to represent us. This may offend some of my Republican friends but I understand we’re still allowed to disagree. Denny Andrews Etna Green, via email
