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Congress awaits newly unemployed circus clowns

Gene Goldstein, center right, and his family stop for a photo outside the Nassau Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., which hosted the final performances of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, May 20. From left are Cheryl Goldstein, Dawn Mirowitz, Gene Goldstein and Heather Greenberg.
Gene Goldstein, center right, and his family stop for a photo outside the Nassau Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., which hosted the final performances of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, May 20. From left are Cheryl Goldstein, Dawn Mirowitz, Gene Goldstein and Heather Greenberg. Tamara Luch AP file

I am so saddened by the closure of the Ringling Brothers Circus after a 146-year run. Oh, but wait. I have an idea for a new job for the clowns. They could replace the corrupt and unfunny clowns in the White House and Congress with the circus clowns who would at least be funny.

We’d certainly get a better performance than the buffoons who are there now.

Mary Ann Lewis, Clovis

This story was originally published May 26, 2017 at 12:34 PM with the headline "Congress awaits newly unemployed circus clowns."

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