It has been sad to watch the one time beacon of the Central Coast in alternative newspapers descend into a cesspool of lefty-liberal claptrap. A new low was reached with “He gets us” by Susan Pyburn (Jan. 31).

Pyburn’s nauseous, kowtowing rant is an insult to the cognoscenti among your readership.

Free people don’t genuflect in awe to a self-proclaimed president-king.