Response

In his Wednesday (9/3) response to my letter to the editor defending President Bush, Larry Phipps of Paradise, after accusing me of being satirical, disrespected the office of the President, lied about our standing in the world, and advocated socialism. For good measure, he implied I support John McCain, without having a speck of evidence to that effect.

Conversely, I will assume, similarly without proof, that Phipps intends to vote for Barack Obama, a man whose pastor, and several close associates are racists, and who is a product of the Chicago political machine. Sure, the terrorists love Obama, but will he make Phipps feel less hated and safer, or are those emotions that lie only inside each of us?

Because I am sure my income is significantly less than Phipps', I would ask him socialistically to help reduce "the chasm between the haves and have nots" by giving me enough of his accumulated wealth to even out our finances. (That may be some of that satire that Phipps imagines.)

Phipps of Paradise is living in a fool's paradise if he thinks that destroying the Presidency, instituting socialism, punishing rich people and oil companies, appeasing the tinhorn dictators of the world, and electing a man who insensitively said that a baby conceived out of wedlock is "punishment," will improve his life. (Published 9/15)