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David Gonzalez br> Wheeling, Illinois /p>

I read Happy Feder's piece, "My Two Bits," with great delight. It has been a long time since I laughed out loud over something so comical. In fact the last few weeks have been devilishly frustrating and more problematic than I expected and I was glad to picture the entire confrontation and its outcome.

Our son, a pilot, is in Iraq for the fourth time. And I have had to bear listening to folks of the ilk like Hagel, "the troops don't have time to watch C-Span" and others ready to paint a target fresh each day on my son's chest. I have found my own way to give them my two bits...I printed out a Congressional directory and each time one opens their trap, I call their office. It is very therapeutic and I have e-mailed other military families the same contact information. I figure an e-mail here, a phone call there, a faxed letter...who knows what difference I can make.

p>Not as satisfying as Feder's encounter but I have to say that had I been in his shoes, I would have been severely tempted to push the protester over the balcony rail. Being a cattle rancher in Texas, we have our ways of dealing with mean cows like that! br> -- Beverly Gunn br> East Texas Cattle Rancher br> Proud mother of serving officer /p> p> Thank you, thank you, Mr. Feder. The conventional wisdom says the Republican loss in 2006 was all about Iraq. I'm sure Iraq had a part in it. However, my only son is an Army infantryman in Baghdad, and Iraq did not influence my vote. I think the biggest problem by far was Republicans ceasing to espouse or assert conservative viewpoints (thinking that earmarks -- read: handouts to local bigwigs -- was salvation). I am fed up with Republican overspending and passivity in the face of Democrats espousing big ticket policies proven to have failed here or elsewhere (universal health care). Big government Republicans will be the death of the Republican Party. br> -- James Bruce br> Santa Fe, New Mexico

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