Election dejection. (Letters).In "One Vote Away," (October) Nicholas Confessore Nicholas Confessore is a reporter on the Metropolitan Desk of The New York Times covering Albany. He was previously an editor at Washington Monthly and a staff writer for The American Prospect. states, "When George W. Bush breezed through this otherwise little-noticed state to raise a few hundred thousand dollars for Thune, he stuck to farm aid,' Yes, he talked a good game, but he refused to visit the drought drought, abnormally long period of insufficient rainfall. Drought cannot be defined in terms of inches of rainfall or number of days without rain, since it is determined by such variable factors as the distribution in time and area of precipitation during and before area which was only about an hour's drive from where he spoke. These producers are facing a drought equal to, or worse than, the Dust Bowl. Bush's refusal to visit the area cost Thune votes. KATHY GUSTAFSON Brookings, S.D. Confessore was correct that the most important thing at stake is total control of the White House, Senate, House, and Supreme Court by the Republicans. I do, however, think that most Democrats and even independents know that, and that is the only reason they hold their noses and vote for them despite the fact that the Democrats have basically been AWOL for the past two years. We have needed a Tip O'Neill to lead in the Congress for quite a while now. Today's "leaders" are pathetic pa·thet·ic also pa·thet·i·cal adj. 1. Arousing or capable of arousing sympathetic sadness and compassion: "The old, rather shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic" . Most Democrats have felt abandoned by their representatives. Americans like people who know how to fight. We want to elect people who stand by their convictions, not nm away from them bemuse be·muse tr.v. be·mused, be·mus·ing, be·mus·es 1. To cause to be bewildered; confuse. See Synonyms at daze. 2. To cause to be engrossed in thought. of what the latest polls tell them. Americans want people who speak from the heart and stick to their beliefs no matter what. Paul Wellstone Paul David Wellstone (July 21, 1944 – October 25, 2002) was an American politician and two-term U.S. Senator from Minnesota. He was a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party and was a professor of political science at Carleton College before being elected to the Senate was a good example. MARIA RODRIGUEZ San Rafael, Calif. |
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