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sound bites of garbage.
Reasonable people may differ in the interpretation of facts — provided all the facts are presented. But that is so seldom the case. And currently the United States has been ruled by rampant partisanship, decisions based on polls, and a collection of cheap shots.
To illustrate from Mr. Guest’s letter: “Mr. Slaughter. . .belongs to a party whose bedrock principles are conservative.” Does ‘conservative’ mean fiscally responsible? How then was the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development then allowed to become a political fief under President Reagan to enrich certain Republican developers? At the same time, the regulatory agencies were stripped to the bone as in meat packing, airline inspection, and banking. Is this what conservative means?
If indeed the Republican party espouses ‘Free Enterprise’ does that include the looting of the Treasury, the violation of banking trust, the expansion of the Federal debt to one trillion dollars? Pray tell how is that a bedrock principle of conservatism?” There is plenty of blame on Democrats and Republicans, but this took place under a Republican administration — looting, stealing and lying on a scale which makes President Warren G. Harding’s Administration look positively angelic.
On "family values.” What does mis phrase mean, Mr. Guest? That inly Republicans have families, or love their children, or want to have s?cure homes for children to grow, or want* good schools, or feel that communities should continue to express a value system? Of course not, t lese are things that everyone wants. There are many different ways to get to the same goal. Why not talk of the particulars and see where we can all come together in agreement.
“A strong defense.” Again specifics are needed. To beat a dead horse, do we need $600 hammers, FAX machines that will survive an atamoic blast at ground zero? Bombers that cost billions but which cannot perform at their stated levels and then must be grounded; falsfied tests; weapons systems that are far too complicated to survive the rigors of actual combat; kick backs, cost overruns that would never be countenanced in small businesses; pie in the sky dreams such as “star wars” — perhaps this too is “free enterprise” at work. However, I have believed that the billions invested there might better have gone to feed the three out of five children in America who live in poverty. Their well-being and productive growth into gentle, educated, and responsible adults will do more for American than any Stealth bomber.
And if you really want a strong defense then you would standardize the equipment across the services rather than each having its only
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