Letter of the Day: What?

Editor, Daily News:

In May, a Gallup poll asked voters across the country what the most critical issues currently facing our nation are.

The Iraq situation, fuel prices, immigration reform, the economy and health care were top of the list for most Americans.

What was the response of our Republican representatives in Congress?

They introduced legislation to ban gay marriages, eliminate the estate tax and criminalize flag burning.

Gay marriage impacts less than 2 percent of the population; the estate tax affects less than 1 percent; and there were three reported incidents of flag burning during the whole of last year.

Now we know the priorities of the GOP, and how far removed they have become from mainstream America. They can hardly complain when the voters respond in kind in November, and hand them the defeat at the polls they have worked so very hard to earn.

Tom Robinson , Bonita Springs