Letter to the Editor
A recent letter by Republican Vern J. Simon stated that the McCain-Palin ticket is "far superior" to what Democrats have to offer.
Oh, really? His emphasis on "superior" is disturbing. Why do so many Republicans exude an air of superiority? Is it because Sen. John McCain knows how to play the political game so well?
Mr. Simon's attack on Harriet Dolin's question ("Why Sarah Palin scares me," Sept. 17) is a classic example of a Republican stance. Suggesting that one of Sen. Barack Obama's daughters would "kill the mistake" and that the press would praise his family for it is just plain stupid. Not all Democrats are pro-choice.
Conservative Republicans love to brag about their family values. It's OK, as far as they're concerned, for a 17-year-old to be pregnant if she looks like Gov. Sarah Palin's daughter because the family is facing its challenges in a mature, responsible way. This is a private family matter, like many of the choices Republicans make.
For instance, underage drinking by President Bush's daughters -- that's private. Alleged drunk driving by a Georgia GOP state representative has been continued for well over a year -- private. Gov. Palin trying to fire her state's chief security officer because he refused to fire her brother-in-law -- private.
What exactly makes Gov. Palin so competent to be vice president anyway? Because she can shoot a moose?
Mr. Simon wrote that if Sens. Obama and Biden are elected, it would guarantee more of the same good-ol'-boy politics that McCain-Palin would end. All of a sudden, now, McCain is supposed to be the agent of change? That's not very original, given that Sen. Obama has used that slogan since the beginning of his campaign, Besides, Sen. Obama does not look like a good-ol'-boy to me.
Teresa Turner
Hephzibah