My LTTE was published today;

[47of74]

As we speak local reich wingers are placing me on enemy lists;

Mr. Odegard must not watch much TV (letter, "Difference between parties clear," July 26). The airwaves are full of Republican bull. And they never let a little thing like the truth get in the way of a good attack ad.

Additionally, the Republicans through word and through deed have made it clear that they would sooner see the country fall than help regular people. Why? Because they have decided partisanship is a trillion times more important than the health, economic well being, and safety of the American people.

And I haven't heard Democrats blaming others for the nation's problems. Rather they've been hard at work cleaning up eight years' worth of elephant droppings.

[rfranklin]

1. It is as huge a task as cleaning the Augean stables...

The fifth Labour of Heracles (Heracles=Hercules) was to clean the Augean stables (pronunciation: /ɔːˈdʒiːən/). This assignment was intended to be both humiliating (rather than impressive, as had the previous labours) and impossible, since the livestock were divinely healthy (immortal) and therefore produced an enormous quantity of dung. These stables had not been cleaned in over 30 years, and over 1,000 cattle lived there. However, Heracles succeeded by rerouting the rivers Alpheus and Peneus to wash out the filth.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augeas

Sounds a bit like a modern factory farm.


Good letter!

[CBHagman]

2. Well done!

This sentence, to me, is the heart of the matter:

Additionally, the Republicans through word and through deed have made it clear that they would sooner see the country fall than help regular people.

Let it be said, again and again, till people can no longer ignore that reality.

[DeeDeeNY]

3. Beautifully said

Elephant droppings is an apt description!

[47of74]

6. I wanted to say elephant shit

But they wouldn't publish that.

[Ineeda]

4. Good letter.

I can see what you're dealing with (same as here in Florida), with Jim Budde's letter a perfect example to illustrate your point. Posted the same day as yours, his starts with a lie of his own regarding President Obama and the National Day of Prayer. Here's the correct info, according to Snopes, if you want to reply. http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/prayerday.asp
Because I'm not a subscriber, I can only read snippets, so there may be more to refute. I will NEVER let a lie go, no matter who is telling it. Lately, it's exhausting.

[B Calm]

5. K&R great letter, and sure to piss off the cons, hee hee. . .

[47of74]

7. Yep the letters and phone calls will be coming