For The Enlightenment of Robert Thomas

Editor:

I am asking the editor of the CV Forum to allow me to respond to Robert Thomas’ letter printed in the Forum on August 17, 2022 regarding his knowledge of Eric Swallwell and his judgment of who I am.

For the record, Robert, I have never registered as a Republican, Democrat, or any other flavor. I consider myself an independent voter (small i), and I hold the bar high when I evaluate who I will vote for local, statewide, and at the federal level. In my opinion, any office-holder that has serious questionable behavior should not be reelected – if they decline to resign.

Regarding your defense of Swallwell and his association with Ms. Fang, how can you or anyone else accept that Swallwell being on The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence can be so naïve in continuing a relationship with a known Chinese spy? Yes, media reports state that he was never accused of wrong-doing, but we haven’t been told what the wrong-doing is or, was, or could have been. If you continue to accept Swallwell as your representative, then he should not be assigned (by Pelosi) to be on committees that protect the intelligence of theUnited States. He can continue to have walks with his fan club, work to expand public parks, and build senior centers.  

Anyone who dismisses this behavior, as I think you are suggesting from your Forum letter, Robert, accepts feckless leadership as we currently have at the Federal level. 

BTW. I also do not “put forth more right-wing conspiratorial nonsense” as you accuse me of doing which is also usually in the lecturing bulk of your correspondence to the Forum regarding opinions that conflict with your dogma. But I do suggest that you critically evaluate who you choose to politically support evaluating their reputation for competence.

–Conrad Wilgus, Castro Valley