Continuing the discussion
Thanks to two recent writers who continued the discussion on the
Occupy Wall Street movement in response to my memo called
"Collectivist agenda" (Nov. 25). Like David Ostrom, my
letter was needlessly edited, although not as many times as
"Financial reforms needed" (Dec. 4).
And isn't it it interesting that this editor can revise our
attempts to to get a point across, but he apparently won't even
use spell/grammar check on on his own headlines. Anyway my original
letter started with the assertion that no thinking person can
countenance the continued bailout of big bankers and the "rich
get richer" attitude of many of our leaders.
I then listed the demands made by the occupiers, which were echoed
by Varnel Williams in his "Come(s) the revolution" (Dec.
6).
I have taken some heat from my leftie friends for assuming to know
what the occupiers are advancing, since "they don't have
leaders or an established platform." My list was augmented by
personal research on the writings of OWS spokesmen such as Cornell
West, Francis Fox Pittman, Todd Gitland and old reliable commies
Bill Ayers and Angela Davis, who were all whipping up the crowds at
Zucotti and Oakland on a daily basis.
Williams is correct that the base of this movement is pushing for
totalitarian revolution. Ostrom contends their key issue is the
need for more regulation. However, I would argue one of
America's most paramount problems today is over-regulation. ...
We must get government out of our lives and our business.
Dennis Fuller
Orofino
Partisan reporting
Regarding the impasse in Congress: On Dec. 20 Congressman Raul
Labrador addressed the U.S. House of Representatives and explained
his support of convening a conference committee to extend the
payroll tax cut holiday and unemployment insurance.
In this address, he explained that when they sent their approved
bipartisan bill to the Senate, the Senate removed what Congress had
approved and amended it with the Senate's own agenda.
Why wasn't this in the article the Tribune printed? The way the
article was printed, it made the Republicans look like mean,
uncaring individuals rather than following the Constitution, which
the Senate did not.
It made Congress look like the bad guys. The full story needs to be
given to the public. I emailed Marty Trillhaase the website for
this speech. But if you editors were interested in true stories,
you would publish the true objections.
The Senate has never proposed a bill. It just took the House bill,
eliminated or amended provisions, then sent it back to the House
and expected the House to pass the amended bill! Is that what the
Constitution expects of Congress?
I think the Tribune should be less partisan and try to at least
give better objective reporting.
Marie Eier
Lewiston
Country first
Congress, stop acting like spoiled brats and do what is best for
the American people and not your party. I for one am sick of the
whole mess.
Lois Ann Koenig
Grangeville
