Disappointed with Republicans

To the editor:

I served in the Missouri Senate plus time in the House of Representatives for 12 1/2 years. I am a Republican.

I cannot go out of my front door without having someone discuss with me Gov. Matt Blunt's actions regarding Medicaid. I will not discuss it here, for I know what I would say would be repetitive of what the governor already knows.

Suffice it to say, no one whom I came in contact with understands Blunt's sponsorship of the Medicaid proposal. In fact, most people were disappointed with Blunt and cannot understand his position on this item. They are disenchanted with Blunt, the House and the Senate and cannot understand why they voted for him. I share these views.

Has the state taken the position that we are not going to care for the disabled and handicapped? I have said in the past that Republicans do not seem to know how to handle the luxury of being in office. We are again headed to oblivion.

LEO J. ROZIER, Perryville, Mo.