Letters: The Bard and Gov. Christie

Re “Christie, by Shakespeare,” Opinion, Jan. 13

Let’s see now, a parallel between King Henry IV’s subjects murdering his enemy and a modern political figure just as purposely ignorant while his subordinates smother his competition.

Hmm, if it were only a few weeks ago, I might have guessed the modern players might be President Obama and the IRS.

David Etheridge
Los Angeles

There is a more obvious example of plausible deniability in English history than Shakespeare’s Henry IV.

According to legend, anxious to solve his Thomas Becket problem, Henry II exclaimed something along the lines of “Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?” and several knights, taking the hint, murdered the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Fred Hofmann
Goleta, Calif.

So, a question: What was Gov. Chris Christie doing during the days of terrible traffic delays in Fort Lee, N.J.?

By Day 2, wouldn’t an engaged and concerned governor have been calling people to find out what was going on? Wouldn’t Christie have been knocking heads together to fix the problem?

Did he do anything that indicated he cared about the trauma his constituents were going through?

Sarah Tamor
Santa Monica

I am not a Shakespearean, but I am a longtime bridge player.

And, as such, I would like to lend the governor some advice: Always make sure you have a full deck before you play.

Mayer Gerson
Northridge
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