Dennis Petersen, Charles City

Letter to the Editor

In the March 19 Des Moines Register, an AP article said that people in U.S. Rep. Steve King's district have given him "a little grace" and had accepted his recent remarks as "Steve being Steve" [King gets 'a little grace' in district]. Those comments are extremely insulting to those of us trapped in the eastern panhandle of his district.

I personally find him to be an embarrassment to the people of Iowa. If the Republican Party of Iowa had any moral compass it would would call for him to resign immediately.

Since this will not happen, I eagerly await the opportunity to vote him out of office. I hope this time the good people of western Iowa wake up and join the rest of the civilized world and send Rep. King back to his cave.

— Dennis Petersen, Charles City