This is one of the best Letters to the Editor I have every read. I hope John Lytle considers running for office.
Is truth less than ‘self evident?’
Editor:
George Orwell should have written a dictionary to go with Big Brother politics.Words mean things. If people want their government to return to “We the People,” someone will have to publish a DE-Funk andWagnell Political Diction-
ary. Some examples, President Obama has used: Sacrifice:All have to sacrifice time and money to put
economy on the right track. Sacrifice should mean a willing forfeiture of time, life or money because of love or patriotism. Example—Our military personnel in foreign desert sands. Not legal extortion or tyranny
due to power of the sword. Sacrifice is not flying to Chicago for dinner or flying in pizza from St. Louis.
Inherited: This Congress has inherited this economic problem.Mr.Obamba were you not there four years previously?
Dodd, Franks,Rangle,Kennedy, Pelosi weren’t you there the last 20 years? Even though you were on either banking or
budget committees,where was the warning siren?
Ponzie scheme:
Berney Maddoff is a scoundrel. He cheated widows, orphans and working people out of money because of his ponzie scheme. Congress haven’t you heard of Social Security? Have you not raided the fund! Left IOU’s? Social Security is bankrupt! Feigning anger atMaddoff isn’t correcting your fiduciary mismanagement. If Maddoff had the power to tax then his scheme could have lasted until he retired.
Taxpayer:
Should mean those who have a net credit of monies to the IRS. Credit because the government owes “We the
People” certain services such as security.Any tax rebate should go back to whose toil created the tax base.All others receive the blessing of the overachievers by the services rendered by their taxes. If one feels this is
not enough it is probably due to politicians skimming dollars for themselves.
Empathy:
Understanding ones feelings or motives. I don’t want a judge to have a precondition bias on any subject.
I want to be judged on facts. I want lady justice to keep the blindfold.What if two black men go before Mrs. Sotomayor,
will the blacker one get the empathy? Sister Teresa lived the job description of one who empathizes. There are words that have an intended meaning. It makes no sense to lie or spin unless the truth is felt dangerous.Maybe the Obamba change is the leadership placing truth less than “self evident.”
John Lytle
Wooster