Mr. Mike Ruskovich wrote in the Coeur d'Alene Press Aug. 20 "My Turn," bad-mouthing both our state officials and anyone wanting to rein in our out of control spending federal government.

A teacher in Coeur d'Alene and prolific writer, he wrote in a previous article:

"Sometimes you get what you pay for. Sometimes you pay for what you get. Idaho is about to pay for what it got."

"What it got last November was a pocket of politicians whose pockets (and ears) are open to the private sector but closed to the public. In fact, though the word ‘public' is embedded within the word ‘Republican," it has become that party's negative buzzword, used by the GOP with the same disdain as the words socialism and big government. It is a drum Reagan Republicans have been beating since he was president, and now, long after his passing and apparent sainthood, people are being forced to dance to it again."

"Luna's educational reform plan isn't welcome here."

"The ugly truth is that there is not only a disregard for education in Idaho but also a disdain for it."

I will let you decide his credibility.

RONALD G. JOHNSON

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