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Clearing the air for GOP candidates

It’s been 61 years since Joseph Welch effectively ended the political career of Joseph McCarthy with the question “Have you no sense of decency?”

The circumstances of a presidential nomination campaign aren’t the same as a Senate hearing, but is it possible that John Kasich now performs the same public service, in regards to Donald Trump? All credit to him, especially if what he’s doing clears the air regarding other Republican candidates’ campaigns.

Milt Krieger, Bellingham

This story was originally published December 4, 2015 at 4:01 PM with the headline "Clearing the air for GOP candidates."

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