House Speaker Jim Wright
I surely agree with The Times that Jim Wright should resign as Speaker of the House. If it were not for Fort Worth, Tex., it would be a consensus.
The House Ethics Committee has “reason to believe†that Jim Wright violated House ethics rules in 69 instances and it was a unanimous indictment, similar to a grand jury indictment but not criminal.
Speaker Wright says that he is not guilty based on technicalities and that maybe he used poor judgment--nothing more.
He has lost credibility and is no longer effective as Speaker except in a negative, embarrassing manner.
We don’t need “poor judgment†only two steps from the White House.
HERBERT A. BELL
Hemet
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