Dems’ shutdown idiocy: Letters – Latest News
The Issue: Homeland Security Dept. partly shut down amid a number of terrorist assaults and main airport delays.
During a period of elevated international threats, Democrats have allowed a partial authorities shutdown that weakens the very company liable for safeguarding the homeland (“Democrats for Terror?”, Editorial, March 17).
While devoted Homeland Security personnel nonetheless report for obligation, they should operate amid funding uncertainty and political dysfunction.
Thanks to Senate management (significantly Sen. “Chuckles” Schumer) and the novel left, the company created to forestall one other 9/11 is now compelled to combat fashionable terrorist threats with fewer assets and diminished authority.
National security ought to by no means be used as a bargaining chip in partisan politics.
Anthony T. Luongo
Oceanport, NJ
I’ve absolutely the 100% foolproof resolution to these out-of-control TSA security traces.
Have all these big-wheel senators, congressmen and different high authorities officers who flash their credentials and bypass security wait in line like the remainder of us peons.
Problem solved.
Rolly A. Lessin
Staten Island
The partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security is extremely devastating to this nation.
To deny paychecks to anybody concerned within the shutdown is denying these people the flexibility to take care of themselves and their households.
Worst of all is that the Democrats in Congress have the audacity to nonetheless receives a commission.
If they shut down the DHS, they shouldn’t receives a commission both.
Lorraine Fittipaldi
Apollo Beach, Fla.
During the 2025 authorities shutdown, the large issues created by air site visitors controllers calling in sick have been what precipitated Democratic legislators to lastly give in.
This present authorities shutdown will quickly be over for the reason that delays brought on by air site visitors controller absences at the moment are being reported by all of the media.
History actually does repeat itself — watch.
David Lipton
Toms River, NJ
The partial shutdown of the federal government by the Democrats is a shame.
The terrorist menace is the best it’s been since 9/11, and we’re defunding the division that’s liable for retaining the nation secure.
Robert DiNardo
Farmingdale
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The Issue: Mayor Mamdani slamming Israel and Operation Epic Fury during St. Patrick’s Day breakfast.
Mayor Mamdani’s St. Patrick’s Day rant towards Israel underscores, as if it wasn’t already clear, his strident hatred of the Jewish state (“How much he hates Israel,” March 18).
It’s obvious that there’s nothing that he touches in his official capability that fails to engender a vicious and calumnious assault on Israel.
Mitchell Schwefel
Barnegat, NJ
So Mamdani couldn’t simply get pleasure from St. Patrick’s Day with out bringing up Iran and his hatred for Israel.
St. Patrick’s Day is a great day, not only for the Irish, however for everyone.
It’s a day to get out, get pleasure from your self and watch the best parade, however our mayor put a damper on it.
He ought to’ve carried out us all a favor and boycotted the parade.
We would’ve been higher off.
Bill McCreary
Levittown
The mayor should be applauded for his consistency: He hates Israel all of the time and at anyplace.
At the annual mayor’s breakfast earlier than the St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Mamdani in contrast the previous plight of the Irish to “genocide in Gaza.”
Instead of the standard reward of Irish-Americans, he needed to kick Jews and Israel.
The man should deliver his hatred into a day that brings everybody collectively to have a good time the Irish.
Does the mayor have no disgrace?
Mark Seitelman
Manhattan
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