Letters to the Editor
Published Letters: 185 Editor's Choice: 9
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Howard Dean and the 50-state strategy is what worked - in spite of Rahm's best efforts.
[Read the article: The legend of Rahm]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Every aspect of Howard Dean's strategy has been proven by results; every criticism of Howard Dean's strategy by Rahm Emanuel was proven false by results.
Howard Dean spoke out against Iraq early. Rahm espoused the "don't-rock-the-boat" party "wisdom" of leaving the Iraq issue alone. Guess what? Howard Dean was also proven right.
How exactly can Rahm take credit for winning, then, in a vote which was essentially a referendum on the GOP's record of rubber-stamping Bush's positions?
And how is due to Rahm, that Howard Dean raised more money in an off-peak election cycle than any other DNC chair, ever?
In some states we would not have even had candidates ABLE to win if it weren't for Howard Dean. Red States like Kansas, Indiana and Montana that had been written off as lost causes. How are these wins due to Rahm, when he fought tooth and nail against Howard Dean spending time, money and effort in those areas?
I ask you.
Rahm wanted Dems to win, and played his part. But to credit the 2006 win to Rahm over Howard Dean, is simply not supported by the facts.
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The real job title should be "War Firewall"
[Read the article: "I don't have an answer for you"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]So that there's another buffer between the Iraq debacle and the White House.
The only additional reason I can see is so that the Bush administration can have another sock puppet to confirm it's opinions to the public.
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Cary's advice fits
[Read the article: The boss's incompetent son wants an employment reference!]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I also agree with the poster who stated that it seems unlikely the letter writer's reputation will suffer that greatly, for giving a reference to a young kid starting out.
The most important thing is not to feel compromised in terms of your own integrity. If this kid was a willful, intransigent jerk then giving him a reference would be a different story. But he seems to be quite hardworking in the face of some real difficulties.
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Elephant man has 2 out of 3.
[Read the article: Wolfowitz agrees to quit]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Let the Europeans run the World Bank. Let the Europeans appoint the next President. And let the Europeans fund the World Bank.
Do you mean appoint the next president of the US? If so, deal heartily accepted.
If they could do the first two, including appointing the US President, it might actually be worth it to the Europeans to do the third.
Certainly the world would be better off, because there's no one the Europeans would have appointed as President of the US who could be worse than the one we got.
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Speaking as a dude
[Read the article: It's hard to be a dude these days]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I do think dating is difficult now, in ways that it was not difficult for men of previous generations.
But I don't think it is any direct result of women working. I do think, and it's been my experience, that people of both sexes don't know so clearly what they want. Being a straight man, this surfaces for me as women not knowing what they want; but I can see male friends of mine being unsure on their own side of the fence.
We're at a new point in our development as a species; near freedom from starvation and from biological necessity. And just like all other points in time in our history as a species, it's unprecedented. So, as always, we're making it up as we go along.
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Thank you, Cary - action is needed.
[Read the article: My mother's sister is a psychopath!]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]There may be no harmonious possible solution. There may be a rough solution only, that hurts everyone's feelings.
Everything that Cary said, including all the legal situations, should be looked at ASAP. I mean, this week. And action should be taken within one month. Do not wait any longer for this terrible situation to solidify.
A girlfriend of mine had a sweet, dear grandmother. A gaggle of relatives move in. Now they run everything, and her final years have been ones of sad emotional repression and near-imprisonment in her own home, which may now go to them.
My own paternal grandmother tried to dominate every household she was near, and ruin any female rival for her sons' affections. This included exploiting troubles between my mother and my father, leading to their divorce when I was 2. She continued the rest of her life. Finally she was put into a home, where she could be poisonous to paid staff, and her family could visit her in tolerably limited short periods. It's sad and tragic and almost makes me cry, that she should spend her last years this way.
Nevertheless, she made her life that way. And there is no known solution to venomous dysfunctional bitterness, so for now we must quarantine the afflicted.
This woman sounds like pure angry illness, and should not be allowed to inflict herself on your mother. Do not waste another minute in resolving this situation, with her moving the hell out of your mother's home.
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Acceptable?! It's almost ideal!
[Read the article: Her sexy T-shirt says "Kitty Not Happy" -- is that OK at work?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I replied that what she was saying might very well be true, but there was an obvious double-entendre (double meaning). She responded by telling me that I was really sexy when I spoke French....Is it now acceptable for a young woman in the workplace to have "Kitty Not Happy" written across her breasts?
It is absolutely 1000% acceptable in the workplace of my fantasies. As a matter of fact, this entire scene is. Repeatedly.
This is a great setup for a powerful scene. Adult filmmakers, please make note.
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Important difference of styles of piano
[Read the article: My 13-year-old singer wants to quit piano lessons]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Classical piano has absolutely no room for improvisation; Jazz is all improvisation. So of the two, Jazz is obviously better for creative artists, IMHO...
I think Cary's advice here is spot on: the important thing is not ditching lessons entirely, but finding someone who will teach the daughter something that she wants to learn.