October 16, 2006

No one knows what goes on behind closed doors

Letter to the Editor

The Republicans say that they want to get to the bottom of the Mark Foley sex scandal and that they aren't trying to cover it up. Well then, why are the hearings behind closed doors? When they were roasting Clinton they did it on live TV and made it as public as possible. But when it comes to their sex scandal, we don't get to see that. Foley was co-chair of the Exploited Children's Caucus and was trying to have sex with underage boys. And with Foley hiding out in an alcohol rehab center and the investigation hidden away till after the elections Republicans are hoping that the voters will forget it in the next few weeks. If the Republicans have nothing to hide then why are they hiding behind closed doors?

Posted by marc at 09:30 PM | Comments (0)

A good year for Poor to Vote

Letter to the Editor

This is a good year for poor people to vote because the election is so close and the consequences so great of the lower and middle class. The Democrats are for raising the minimum wage, Republicans are not. Republicans are in bed with oil companies who are raising gas prices and making record profits. Republicans don't care about health care costs, prescription drug prices, education, or ethics. And it's the poor who are sending their children off to die in Bush's wars.

But the lower and middle classes are often lazy when it comes time to show up to vote thinking that their vote doesn't count. But this year is different so I want to encourage people to get out and vote because if you don't vote you won't get an increase in the minimum wage.

Posted by marc at 05:07 PM | Comments (0)