Letter: Reid calls them as he sees them

Wednesday, March 6, 2002 | 8:42 a.m.

As a Nevadan, I take great exception to two statements made by Douglas Bryant in his March 4 letter, "Reid's attacks on president bad for Nevada."

With regard to Mr. Bryant's statement that thousands of Nevadans pray for President Bush's success in the war effort, I respond as an American first and a Nevadan second that I pray for my country's success, not the president's success. Mr. Bryant lacks credibility in suggesting that the war on terror is about President Bush and not our country.

Sen. Harry Reid has not made this "personal" with the president. Sen. Reid is calling the shots the way most objective Nevadans see it. Sound science does not exist in relation to Yucca Mountain, so President Bush did not do what he said he'd do. Nevadans are lucky to have a leader like Sen. Reid who's not afraid to tell the truth.

JOHN WALLIN

Editor's note: The writer lives in Reno and is director of the Nevada Wilderness Project.

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