GOP cowardly when it comes to Trump

Editor, OBSERVER:

Election 2024 is looking more and more critical as charges pile up against Donald Trump and Joe Biden continues to falter. Isn’t it time for Republicans to finally grow a backbone and break from Trump? Or should they hang close to ensure their precious re-election? Wouldn’t it be great if we could remove re-election from the equation … one 5-year term for every office in the land? And add a recall provision.

For too long politicians have resembled hogs with two snouts feeding at the public trough.

Maybe this time around both parties can come up with a moderate candidate less than 65 years old with the toughness and stamina required for the job.

Let’s rearrange our priorities by drastically reducing foreign aid and putting a very tight lid on immigration. Free up hundreds of $billions by closing at least one third of our 750 military bases, ordering fewer B-2 Spirit bombers at $2 billion each, and ordering fewer F-35 jets averaging $110 million each (this project was 10 years late with a cost overrun of 165 billion). All this without sacrificing one ounce of our national security.

As a republic we’re at 247 years — what we do in the next few years will determine how many more years get added to that total.

DENNIS REGAN,

former Gowanda resident,

Pittsford