Letters to the Editor: East Rockaway, Lynbrook

Will they discuss the issues?

To the Editor:
Now that the relatively unknown Kevan Abrahams has entered the race on his “progressive agenda” (according to Newsday) for the Democratic nomination to run for Carolyn McCarthy’s 4th Congressional District seat, I wonder if he and Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice, the other Democrat running, will share with us their feelings and opinions on Benghazi, Fast and Furious, the IRS targeting of conservative groups, and Obamacare.
Surely if these two want to be on the national stage and deal with national and foreign issues, there are many people that would like to hear their opinions on these matters — or will they remain silent, like McCarthy? I say they will never discuss these issues.

Hats off to Theresa

To the Editor:
After the Feb. 13 snowstorm, I hired two young men to shovel my sidewalk and my driveway. Shortly afterward, a plow came through and pushed a huge, immovable iceball into my driveway.
I made phone calls to the Town of Hempstead and Kate Murray’s office, but to no avail. Nobody could help. I became a prisoner in my own home. As a taxpayer, I would have expected some help from the town.
I then called Councilman Anthony Santino’s office, and a wonderful woman, Theresa Gaffney, came to my rescue. She managed, all by herself, to break up the iceball and remove the ice so I could get my car out.
I know there are so many complaints made by people, but I just wanted to say that when needed, I met a person willing to help out. Hats off to Theresa!

Bernice Rubin
Oceanside

D’Amato should support his words

To the Editor:
In his March 6-12 column, “Why New York state must maintain a balance of power,” Alfonse D’Amato expresses his concern over the possibility that Democrats will take over the Senate in the upcoming state elections.
His rhetoric, which speaks to the necessity of maintaining a balance of political power, masks new heights of hypocrisy. While Mr. D’Amato calls for a Republican Senate majority to provide balance for the Democratic governor and Assembly, it is highly doubtful he would support the same balance in other states.
Despite what he calls the “political injustice” of single-party supermajority, I have not heard him supporting Democratic candidates in states like Alabama, Florida, Arizona, Kansas, Oklahoma or North Carolina, where Republican supermajorities are passing radical right-wing agendas.
If Mr. D’Amato wishes to prove me wrong, and truly believes what he says, he can support Wendy Davis, the Democratic candidate for governor of Texas, yet another state currently governed by a radical right-wing Republican supermajority. Somehow, I doubt very much that he will do so.

Jay K. Goldberg
Woodmere