LIBERADIO(!)

Dear Mr. Speaker,

Thank you for appearing at Vanderbilt University as part of their Impact Symposium. It is clear that you are a brilliant orator as well as a studious man with a great many ideas.

Although I am certain that we would disagree on how to accomplish sweeping change in this country I do agree that it is necessary and I appreciate your willingness to open a dialogue and present concrete ideas on how to face the challenges of the next twenty years

I was, however, very disappointed by your choice to deride both liberals and Democrats in your remarks. I came to your appearance with an open mind and you almost had me convinced that you had left your hypocrisy and partisanship in the Fox Television studios. Did you have to pollute your faith in science and technology, your talk of not accepting the living conditions in the lower ninth ward of New Orleans before Hurricane Katrina, and your willingness to discuss a public education system that is failing our next generation with liberal-bashing? How can you talk of the need for open dialogue and elevating the debate to solve our nation’s problems while deriding the opposition party?

Please, sir, for the good of the country and your presidential ambitions*, keep the ideas flowing and the dialogue open but leave the snark at home.

Yours sincerely,

Mary

*I know you said that you will not make a decision about a presidential bid until late September of this year but you are so running. “My Bad” with Reverend James Dobson + Campaign Slogan (“Real Change Requires Real Change”) + AmericanSolutions.com + Thoughtful Analysis of Current Candidates and the possiblity of “Flame Outs” = Presidential Candidacy.