Letters to the Editor
Uncle Monty
Published Letters: 72 Editor's Choice: 5
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Error in Story?
[Read the article: Craig: I won't resign after all]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Mr. Grieve wrote:
"What Craig doesn't say: At the demand of the GOP Senate leadership, Craig relinquished all those committee posts last month."
I believe that Larry Craig is still on those committees. The committee websites list him as a member as well.
http://craig.senate.gov/committees.cfm
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Definition of Moral Turpitude from Findlaw
[Read the article: Larry Craig and "moral turpitude"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]moral turpitude
[-'ter-pe-'tüd, -'tyüd]
1: an act or behavior that gravely violates the sentiment or accepted standard of the community
2: a quality of dishonesty or other immorality that is determined by a court to be present in the commission of a criminal offense
Example: a crime involving moral turpitude
(compare malum in se)
Note: Whether a criminal offense involves moral turpitude is an important determination in deportation, disbarment, and other disciplinary hearings. Past crimes involving moral turpitude usu. may also be introduced as evidence to impeach testimony. Theft, perjury, vice crimes, bigamy, and rape have generally been found to involve moral turpitude, while liquor law violations and disorderly conduct generally have not.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996.
Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.
Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.
http://dictionary.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/results.pl?co=lawcrawler.findlaw.com&topic=3d/3d1a6764a317685d8656c1a39729f1d4
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Yawn
[Read the article: The last guy who said this got Tasered]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]It is a fantasy, held by many of you, that we have two ideologically-separate political parties in this country...
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It's As If You People Have Forgotten...
[Read the article: Gore in '08, or why it won't happen]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]...the tepid lame boring careful campaign he ran for president last time. Given the economy and all in 2000, he should have been a shoe-in! And do you really think he could win the presidency by campaigning the same way he does for the environment?!? Undoubtedly, he would fall back into the same tepid lame boring careful campaigner he was in 2000.
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So What?
[Read the article: "You don't have to get snippy about this"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I mean really, so fuckin' what?!?
George loves sports and doesn't love Al Gore. Boo. Hoo.
Some of you posters just love to suffer indignities...
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Ha!
[Read the article: American flag pins are for idiots]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]THAT was a seriously funny essay!
Thank you, Bill, for the laugh!
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Idiot Con Outrage and Idiot Lib Outrage, what's the difference?
[Read the article: "You don't have to get snippy about this"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Hannity is angry because Obama won't wear a flag pin and Grieve seems angry because Bush hasn't yet said whether or not he will call Gore. Give me a break.
This is REALLY funny:
http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/10/12/flag_pins/
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Tim Grieve is a Juvenile
[Read the article: A denial that admits too much?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]He should see/hear the question and answer in a fuller context if he feels he HAS to comment on this. Everybody knows Larry Craig is gay and people like Grieve are just piling on.
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Oh, George...
[Read the article: One of these things is not like the other]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]"And if a reporter were to ask such a question, can you imagine Bush answering by saying that "it's hard to take what was a philosophy with respect to the use and containment of power during the Cold War and try to shoehorn it into a post-Cold War context"?"
Well, we know he can say "it's hard".
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We Don't Need More Make-up in the Landfill
[Read the article: Bronzer gods]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Everybody please, wash that crap off your face and out of your hair. Stop being so self-centered. I think it's more beautiful to reduce the amount of personal care products that are introduced into the environment: http://www.epa.gov/nerl/research/1999/html/g8-14.html
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Rude Boy
[Read the article: Rudy knows best]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I am discouraged that he remains a front-runner, given his weak resume. Are there really so few skeptical Republicans out there? I just want to grab his supporters' shoulders, shake them, and scream "WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?!?"
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I Guess Musharraf Listened...
[Read the article: A muted response from Bush]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan said it would hold a national election by mid-January and President Pervez Musharraf pledged to quit the military after criticism from the United States for imposing emergency rule.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071105/ts_nm/pakistan_dc
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Oh Well...
[Read the article: Judiciary Committee approves Mukasey]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Maybe the Democrats will stand up to the Bush "Administration" on the NEXT big issue...
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As Ron Paul Gains In The Polls...
[Read the article: The Ron Paul phenomenon]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]...I suspect that his statements will become more obfuscatory and more like the front runners. Look what happened to Dean.
Cheers!
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Post hoc ergo propter hoc
[Read the article: The evolution of creationism]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]"Following the Dover decision, some I.D.ers became more timid, or at least more evasive. John Angus Campbell, a Discovery Institute fellow and coauthor of a book about teaching I.D. in the schools, ran for a school board seat in North Mason County, Wash., last week. During his campaign, he intentionally left his middle name out of his election materials and failed to mention his affiliation with the Discovery Institute. The camouflage strategy worked and he was elected."
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Coupla Things
[Read the article: Clinton, McCain and the B-word]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]McCain would have been in the wrong if he had not addressed the rude question. But he did:
"...I respect Sen. Clinton, and I respect anyone who gets the nomination of the Democrat Party."
Mountain out of a Mole Hill?
McCain is ahead of Hillary?!?
"McCain cited a recent Rasmussen poll showing him with a statistically insignificant two-point lead over Clinton..."
This may be a closer general election than I thought...
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Staged events
[Read the article: On the fake campaign trail]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I predict that by the general election, both the Democratic and Republican candidates will follow Bush's example and try to hold ever-more controlled, staged "town hall" meetings with closely vetted audiences.
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Y'all Keep Making Fun of Buffalo and Other Great Lakes Cities...
[Read the article: America's water war]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I'll be happy to sell you a house when you move up here in a few years.
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Only Choice? Only Alternative? Must choose one or the other?
[Read the article: When Rudy met Hillary]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Excuse me, you do not HAVE to vote for either of the two major-party candidates...
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Mistakes Were Made
[Read the article: The Chicago Tribune vs. Time magazine]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I love that line...
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Yeah, whatever...
[Read the article: Giuliani's terrorist ties]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Tell me more about the sex!
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Dear Glenn,
[Read the article: The NYT's Michael Cooper demonstrates what real reporting is]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]You wrote:
"It's staggering that this most elementary principle of journalism is not merely violated by so many of our establishment journalists, but is explicitly rejected by them."
It is not "staggering" to this historian. It's merely the way it's been. Don't get me wrong, I believe in your fight, but please cut out the melodrama.
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"Don't Deny It!"
[Read the article: Well, then, let's call it a day]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]My cousin used to try to end arguments with ""Don't Deny It!"
When we were about ten...
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What If There Was A Melding of Church and State?
[Read the article: Romney and Huckabee's religious intolerance ]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]If Romney got his way and the separation of church and state was dissolved during his administration, what religion would be the sanctioned state religion, Mormonism?!? I doubt it and I doubt that Mormonism would fare well in an environment where many Christians see it as a cult...Mormonism (and other minority religions) have generally flourished in the USA because of Secularism.