The American Spectator

/p> p> Thank you for writing this article, it made me feel stronger about our country and happy that someone like Buffett lost megabucks betting against it. Take that! br> — Joni Ramm br> Los Angeles, California /p> p> WHO’S REACTIONARY? br> Re: Patrick J. Hynes’s Bent out of Shape : /p> p>You apparently, like all compassionate conservatives, just don’t get it. This President and his administration is a disaster. You cling to an ideology that is dying as I respond to your ridiculous ridicule of a mother who lost a son in another senseless war fabricated by our government. Instead of tearing down a woman who actually stands for her beliefs, why don’t you provide us the intestinal fortitude of supporting the presidential failure occupying the Oval Office. Please, provide the reason we are at war with Iraq. And please don’t attempt to explain that somehow Iraq is the key to the war on terrorism. I have exhausted the civil ability to listen to the right-wing garbage that has been spewing from conservatives over the last five or so years. Quite frankly conservatives have no backbone or vision for a safer America. Conservatism is an ideology that is reactionary at best. I always thought that the elephant is a perfect symbol for the Republican Party. Just go to a circus and watch how each elephant grabs the tail of the elephant in front of him, as each blindly follows the leader. br> — George J. Tomascik /p> p> PHYSICAL CONFIDENCE br> Re: Roy Hogue’s letter (under “It’s a Choice Thing”) in Reader Mail’s The Wall Street Turtle? and Patrick Hynes’s Bent Out of Shape : /p>

Mr. Hogue, you might think it arrogant for President Bush to “suggest that I, or anyone should join him in his exercise program,” but it was JFK who started the President’s Challenge — a national youth fitness test. I don’t remember anyone screaming about that.

p>This is just such a bunch of baloney. I’m glad we have a president who is interested in staying fit. The article had it just right. What’s with Chait and everyone criticizing the president for exercising? How petty. How unserious in time of great seriousness. br> — Deborah Durkee br> Tampa, Florida /p>