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This Time of Year

12.29.03 @ 12:01AM

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Oh boy, are you EVER right about "W." Great article, Mr. Tyrrell. Thanks.
-- John C. Donahue

Re: "... I suggest ice on both knees and wearing a neoprene sleeve on them when you run. If that prescription fails, face the fact of your middle-aged hinges and ride a stationary bike."

What's wrong with swimming? ;-)

Merry Christmas,
-- Dan Martin

The ice and the Neoprene sleeve are probably a good idea, but the bike may not be. I've got the same problem with my knees (quadricep tendonitis and the beginnings of osteoarthritis), for which I've just finished a round of physical therapy. The therapist has specifically told me to stay away from the stationary bike (which I used to ride for "miles"). Perhaps the President should become a swimmer?
-- Paul

George Bush for Person of the Year? Once again you've nailed it dead on. Keep up the good work.
-- Mike

Your article is suitable for hanging on the wall. Thank you !!!
-- unsigned

CHOICE CUTS
Re: Paul M. Weyrich's CARFA '04, Where Are You?:

This is a good idea. Our local paper, the San Antonio Express-News, ran an article not long ago complaining that our area was losing money because many people eligible for food stamps were not applying for them.

It did not occur to the paper that people still had to buy the food even without stamps so it is not true that the stores and other food producers lost the money.

More importantly, maybe people prefer not to give the government power over them by applying for this aid. Many aid recipients are charged with crimes every year for running afoul of the food stamp program.

Maybe cutting back on this and many other programs would be a good thing.
-- Raymundo Aleman
San Antonio, Texas

SPEECHLESS
Re: Patrick Hynes's The Intolerant Left:

I read with great interest Pat Hynes's latest article about the deleterious effects of the Campaign Finance a/k/a Incumbent Protection Act. He made some excellent points about how the most fundamental right of being an American citizen -- the power to voice disagreement and displeasure with our government -- is being infringed.

No matter what side of the political fence a person comes down on, the right of a citizen to criticize the government was so important, the Framers decided to make it the very FIRST amendment.

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