Letters to the Editor
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DESERVES respect?
OK, why does G.W. Bush "deserve" respect? Because his daddy bought him a slot in the Texas National Guard to keep him out of harm's way? Becasue he was born rich? Because he ran three oil companies into the ground with other people's money after being unable to find oil in Texas? Because he told a voter at a public event "Who cares what you think"? Because when somebody asked him about his relationship with "Kenny Boy" Lay he screamed at his aides to "keep those motherfuckers away from me!"?
Oh Jeez, I could be here all day.
If Rep. Hoyer meant that the Office of the Presidency deserves respect, well, he's too late. The Republicans trashed the status of the presidency in the 1990s during their long-running sitcom-drama "Get Clinton!" The end result was to impeach a sitting president for having the same shenanigans with an intern that George H.W. Bush had with his lady friend, and that half the Congress was doing.
Respect? My God, we need a second political party in this country!