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twitterLetter: Radical right suffers a blow
Wednesday, May 30, 2001 | 8:39 a.m.
When George W. Bush was selected president of the United States, he proclaimed that he would create a new atmosphere of civility in Washington.
But what did he do? He immediately began to ram his personal agenda, rather than the people's, through Congress. His motto was "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead." His primary spokesman for his plan was Vice President Dick Cheney. Bush surrounded himself with a collage of his father's administration, but if any of his Cabinet made a misstep, one of the White House hit men would straighten out the culprit.
Thanks to an independent-minded senator from Vermont, Jim Jeffords, the radical-right agenda will be slowed or stopped. Someone up there must be looking after the best interest of our nation.
RAYMOND HARBERT
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