On election night, Sen. John Curtis called for Republicans to return to their roots, find their souls and right the ship. What he didn’t do is accept blame for voter anger and rejection of the GOP. Curtis has been in lockstep with Donald Trump for the last two years.
He supported the president’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” creating one of the largest deficits in history. He voted to confirm Pete Hegseth, Kristi Noem, Pam Bondi, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Todd Blanche — the architects of a disastrous war that started with the bombing deaths of hundreds of schoolgirls; of indiscriminate killing of people in boats, alleged drug runners who received no due process; the murders of innocents on the streets of our cities; of a never-ending series of public health crises; and of a legal system used for political harassment and to shield the president from investigation of sexual crimes against children.
Never has America’s standing with the rest of the world been so low.
Although he’s a graybeard, Curtis has yet to learn this truism: Actions speak louder than words. He now joins Mike Lee and Spencer Cox in Utah’s hypocrite hall of fame. Lee carries a copy of the U.S. Constitution in his breast pocket, and then undermines our founding document every chance he gets, dishonoring the men who wrote it in the process. Cox promotes reading in our schools, and bans books. He wants us all to “disagree better,” meaning we should simply agree with him, especially when it comes to data centers and selling out our public lands.
Welcome to the club, Sen. John Curtis.
Terry Orme, Sandy