Editorials / Opinions

Once again I feel obliged to point out the lack of logic in the letter from a gentleman in Susquehanna that appeared on these pages last week.

A month ago or so, he tried to claim that because our elections in our small rural county of 38,237 people are free of voter fraud, the entire country's elections are free of fraud. Of course that is ridiculous. I had to correct that.

Last week the complaint being made in another letter was that Congressman Dan Meuser had taken “big money” while his new opponent Rachael Wallace had less political action committee (PAC) money and smaller contributions.

Obviously there is nothing unusual about an incumbent Congressman getting more political contributions than an unelected candidate in her first big campaign.

I have met Ms. Wallace. I heard her speak at the Susquehanna County Farm Bureau's “Meet the Candidates” event in the spring. She spoke well. She seems like a nice, sincere person. I'm not sure she is ready to sit in Congress just yet, especially since Dan Meuser is doing an excellent job in Washington representing us.

In closing his recent letter the gentleman from Susquehanna asked, “want to do something about ‘big money’ in politics? Vote out the politicians who take it.” If you 'd like to take him up on his suggestion here's what you should do, vote out Gov. Josh Shapiro who raised $30,000,000 in 2025 from out of state sources like George Soros, former NY Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the Murdochs who own Fox Corporation and Robert Kraft owner of the New England Patriots, among others. Meanwhile Stacy Garrity our State Treasurer who is running for Governor raised $2 million in 2025. Vote for her. I'm sure the gentleman from Susquehanna would agree!

Sincerely,

Ed Arzouian, Lanesboro, PA