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Testing Tolerance

5.24.06 @ 12:01AM

POUTERS, SCREECHERS, AND HOWLERS
Re: Patrick Hynes's New Agents of Intolerance:

If I had been an Arizona voter I would have voted for John McCain. I believe he is a sincere and dedicated American. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, warrior, prisoner-of-war, elected to the U.S. Senate! Fewer have a better resume.

However, I did not support him for his presidential campaign -- nor will I in 2008! If you look at history, service as a U.S. Senator is NOT an indication of any ability to be the President of the United States. As Al Smith said in the 1920s, "Let's look at the record!" No one has been elected President of the United States directly to the Presidency and served a full term in the office! There have been several Presidents elected in my life time who did serve in the Senate sometime prior to their election to the Office of the President: Harry Truman, Richard Nixon, and Lyndon Johnson. Only President Truman is respected today for being a GOOD president! An older Andrew Johnson was president in the 1860s and I have difficulty finding any good words of praise for his services.

I have wondered WHY senators make such poor presidents and decided that it's their ego and personality failures as worthwhile presidential politicians. Their arrogance that has been displayed by the current group of senators manifests itself. Look at the way both the Democrats and Republican senators seek their TV time to be heard; these senators LORD is over the American public and Supreme Court nominees to needlessly irate the voters and embarrass the nominees; the way they "earmark" special funds of our taxpayers' earning to build "bridges to nowhere" and many other wasteful projects; their ability to duck their responsibilities to American citizens to enact proper immigration laws while devoting their efforts to insure that we increase the quantity of lower intelligent voters who can be swayed by political rhetoric. Those that vote with their pocket book rather than their mind!; their fight to insure that 95 percent of the American workers are NOT allowed to have a Social Security personal savings accounts they have provided for themselves and government workers; and they can vote to increase their salaries while not being able to enact laws that Americans needs. They pass laws for truth in lending, truth in products, but do NOT support truth in Congress; truth in Congressional ethics, lobbying and/or political contributions!

For the students of New School, I have little to say to them about their conduct -- only "SHAME on you!" To their parents and teachers I say that the parents and teachers FAILED in their reprehensibility to TEACH these students what this country is all about and some social graces. To the administration of New School -- and other schools with similar problems -- I sincerely suggest that they start with "clean sheet" for planning commencement activities. Off the top of my head, if I had my way, I would schedule a cafeteria "FOOD FIGHT" where the students and faculty could get it all together and the parents would have an appropriate opportunity to see what they have begat!
-- Phil Smith
Genoa Township, Ohio

Well, all I can say is Long Live the Liberals; they are making fools of themselves and sending more people to the Republican side. How good is that!!

Anyone with half a brain has for years laughed at libs, with their "inclusive" talk. They are only inclusive if you agree with them: just look at what Joe Lieberman is going thru.
-- Elaine Kyle

Shades of Hillary Clinton attacking Senator Brooke on her graduation, right down to the proclamation of having a prepared speech that she would abandon at the last minute.

Heaven help us.
-- Bob Kopitzke
Fort Collins, Colorado

I know I'm liberal. I care so much.
But something has happened. I'm out of touch
With those who would lead me into the light.
Now let me see if I've got this right.

"I've got room in my heart but not my yard,"
Martin Sheen once said as he stood guard
On the grates of the homeless while the cameras rolled.
His immense compassion I truly extolled.

When President Clinton felt our pain,
I saw tears in his eyes, and I would remain
Loyal to him through his troubled days.
My heart would ache for him always.
(Though I found it remarkable the way he could
Turn laughter to tears when he thought he should).

It goes without saying, Jimmy Carter's a saint.
His purity of heart is touchingly quaint.

John Kerry gave to this country his youth.
Teddy Kennedy, though, seems a bit long in the tooth.
He sits on his veranda in Hyannisport,
His whisky at the ready for the occasional snort,
Spying on the horizon the odd windmill or two.
"How dare they spoil my exquisite view!"

But Dr. Dean has been troubling me.
I wonder if it could possibly be
That what you get isn't what you see.
Could it all be some kind of trickery?

Letter to the Editor

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