Letters to the Editor
jebldmm
Published Letters: 933 Editor's Choice: 164
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I think his legacy will be much bigger
[Read the article: The man who sold the war]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Rove has corrupted the political system in a way that the political machines of the 19th century only dreamed of. He has divided our nation. He has destroyed our governments reputation locally and abroad. He has left us politically, morally, and economically bankrupt. The damage he leaves behind will take decades to heal, and could, possibly, result in permanent decline in the United States. He didn't do it alone, but he was the "mastermind" who implemented the ideas of a number of people who put greed and ideology ahead of the nation's welfare.
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I thought the same thing you did
[Read the article: Karl Rove and what comes next]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Katy bar the door. Rove is leaving, so something MUST be happening that he's trying to either a) avoid or b) distract us from seeing. This exemplifies the political atmosphere he created, or at least enhanced - one of distrust and suspicion of even the most innocuous actions by the government, because you never know when they're trying to sneak one past you.
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@Dano
[Read the article: Karl Rove and what comes next]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I think that Hilary Clinton's "fatal flaw" is that she's Hilary "Clinton". She is the one candidate that might be able to draw every right winger out of their enraged "I'm not going to vote" stupor and get them to the polls to vote against her (and any down-ticket Democrats who happen to be running at the time). It has nothing to do with her qualifications, but the right has been demonizing the name Clinton for over a decade and hating it is a pavlovian response. They hate her as much as her husband.
That said, it could just be a mind game Rove is playing with us. It's hard to know when somebody who is a compulsive liar is telling the truth.
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So... Midland/West Texans are dumb?
[Read the article: Rove: Bush has his own brain]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]This reveals a lot about how Rove feels about his favorite client's "base".
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Not the REAL Reagan
[Read the article: Quien es mas macho?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The myth is alive, and I have to agree that he is a very powerful person. He was a noble conservative president who ended the cold war single-handedly, stood up for America's rights overseas, never raised taxes, never broke his word, and fought heroically in WWII. No living person could be as powerful as the myth that has been built up around Reagan.
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What if it weren't models?
[Read the article: Too young to be a supermodel?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Imagine the reaction if somebody published a magazine with 13-15 year old girls made up as adult women, wearing sexy clothing, and posing provocatively. They would probably be arrested and charged with peddling child pornography. Why is it okay if the magazine is "Vogue"? Why is it illegal for a photographer to pay a 13 year old $50 bucks to take sexy pictures, but legal for a fashion magazine to pay her thousands?
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Why do I feel guilty for feeling sorry for him?
[Read the article: Padilla: Guilty until proved guilty]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]He's supposed to be a terrorist. He supposedly signed up to become a member of an organization that is dedicated to destroying my country. But I feel sorry for him. He seems like a kid who just made some mistakes at the wrong time. Maybe he would have been more, but he never had the chance to prove it one way or another. Of course, if he had proven that he was a terrorist, then people would probably have died. He has to be locked up, but is it okay to feel a bit sorry for him?
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Didn't make it long, did you?
[Read the article: The Padilla verdict]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Good point, though. This will hopefully lead to a few more "terrorists" being brought up on charges instead of hidden away in dark rooms.
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It gets worse for Obama
[Read the article: Are the answers in the polls?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]His middle name is "Hussein", and he has a glancing association with the Muslim religion (does anybody else remember the fake madras scandal?). Given today's political climate, these are significant strikes against him. Names matter in a society where a large minority will never know anything about the candidate besides their name and superstition reigns supreme. Any association with the Muslim religion right now is toxic to many people. The right has already started a whisper campaign about Obama being a "sleeper". It's totally, obscenely ridiculous, but I have very little faith in the critical thinking skills of the American people.
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Why do we let this kind of stuff matter
[Read the article: The subprime contagion of John Edwards]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I seem to recall that Cheney had a well-publicized "Haliburton" problem that nobody seemed to care about,and Bush had a little issue with eminent domain that nobody even bothered to report. It didn't matter. But if Edwards take a book advance from a company owned by Murdoch or owns stock/does work for a company that owns another company that does something he criticized, then it's news. It's like the Gore flying issue - a Democrat isn't allowed to push for anything unless their record on the issue is perfect, while Republicans are allowed to be complete hypocrites.
I'm not saying this kind of stuff shouldn't be reported... but I expect context. I expect a story not about how Edwards is a hypocrite, but about how various politicians of both parties have dealt with this issue, and how Edwards is dealing with this issue. And I can't tell you how disappointing it is to see that you quoted teh Journal on the issues critical of Edwards without even bothering to report on his commentes regarding the issue. If I read only this, I would think that the WSJ article was much more of a hit piece than it is.