Dear Editor:
I was pleased that my letter inspired Mr. Mike Monroe and Mr.
Harold Williams to raise awareness of our political process.
Dear Editor:
I was pleased that my letter inspired Mr. Mike Monroe and Mr. Harold Williams to raise awareness of our political process.
My argument is that the Santa Clara County Supervisors should not spend their time on issues of national security unless those issues are directly involved in beefing up our Sheriff’s Department, etc. Mr. Monroe suggests that the supervisors were “right on” in their decision.
Assuming Mr. Monroe is in Supervisorial District 1, your representative, Don Gage, chose to abstain, citing a longstanding policy of only partaking in votes directly relating to county business. In our representative form of government, we hope that we select those politicians who will do our bidding. Unfortunately, many times, the person you vote for goes off in a much different direction.
When that happens, it is our right and our duty to hold those elected accountable. In Mr. Monroe’s case, he should be unhappy with Mr. Gage. I on the other hand, am pleased that Don Gage stayed the course and didn’t get caught up in the “anti-war sissy fit.” I hope that those who live in the other areas of the county will hold their representative’s feet to the fire when they stray from their local responsibilities.
Like it or not, wars are necessary to preserve our long-term security. Frankly, I suspect, that there are those among us who do not believe that there is ever a justifiable war. To them, I recommend reading Mona Charen’s new book, “Useful Idiot’s,” which chronicles the interesting fact that liberals were dead wrong on the issue of the cold war and the “blame America first” movement. Happy reading.
As to Mr. William’s letter, which goes to great lengths to impress readers with his superior command of all things, I found it interesting when he suddenly disintegrates into racial slurs, by calling me a “bitter white man.” I am offended by references to my color. Why does it seem OK today to slam white males? My color or race should not even be mentioned. I believe the real racists on these pages are those who continue to slander me because of my political beliefs. My philosophy has nothing to do with race, bigotry or ignorance. Does the fact that my skin is white disqualify me from discussing racial matters? Sometimes, I feel that liberals, in their effort to right all the wrongs of history, have only succeeded in further dividing Americans by race.
Mark A. Zappa, Gilroy
Submitted Wednesday, Feb. 12 to ed****@****ic.com
