Divide and rule.William A. Niskanen William A. Niskanen is chairman of the Cato Institute, a position he has held since 1985 following service on President Reagan's Council of Economic Advisers. He was formerly professor of economics at the University of California at Berkeley and UCLA and was an assistant director ("Give divided government a chance," October) makes some great points about the blunders of one-party government, and aptly points to the Vietnam debacle under President Lyndon Johnson. But a further point must be made. In 1968, Democrats rebelled against LBJ. In 2004, Republicans drank the Kool-Aid, pretended all was well, and put GOP unity and "victory" ahead of the welfare of our nation. The results of putting partisanship ahead of patriotism have been tragic. Bill Mishler San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. Thanks for saying what no one else is willing to say. Specifically, any remaining Republican claim on the fiscal high ground now lies at the bottom of the swamp that is our nation's capital. It's a shame that in order to achieve divided government, we Republicans have to potentially relinquish the House, where the revenue bills originate, as opposed to the Senate. But the silver lining silver lining n. A hopeful or comforting prospect in the midst of difficulty. [From the proverb "Every cloud has a silver lining". is that a Speaker Pelosi would be a lot more radioactive than a Majority Leader Reid. So it may all work out well for the GOP (hopefully with Mitt Romney  This article or section contains information about one or more candidates in an upcoming or ongoing election.Content may change as the election approaches. at the top of the ticket) in the 2008 general election. John Godbee Baton Rouge Baton Rouge (băt`ən r  zh) [Fr.,=red stick], city (1990 pop. 219,531), state capital and seat of East Baton Rouge parish, SE La. , La.
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