Stupid Letter of the Week

With the passage of the health care bill earlier this week, the selection of stupid letters has never been greater. However, for this week I selected one that follows up on a recent posting concerning the leadership of Dr. John Covington, President of the Kansas City Missouri School Board.

School closings’ many faces

The president of the Kansas City school board laments that the school closings approved by the board are "not something for celebration." On the contrary, this is one more success for the conservative movement. Its philosophy has been dictated by stated intentions to "starve government," a wider program they have successfully accomplished by massive tax cuts.

When conservatives cry for us now, they are not living in the same world in which they systematically promoted the idea that taxes are "stealing," social programs are to be underfunded and then declared failures, and corporations and their lobbyists are given license to pig out at the public trough. The free market is worshipped with all the deregulations that have ruined us all.

Conservatives should be celebrating the consequences of their unchanging program, as some undoubtedly are doing privately.

Don Hedrick
Manhattan, Kan.

Does Don really think that conservatism shrunk the enrollment in the KCMO public schools by 50%? Could he really believe that raising taxes to maintain half full buildings is a better option? I think that Don is not paying attention and just looking for an opportunity to snipe at conservatives. His note contains no logical thought. I am picturing a raving lunatic that has little connection with reality when he skips his medication. He probably has difficulty balancing his own checkbook and believes when the checking account is empty, a conservative boss is at fault for not giving him a raise.

Do probably has a hard time making difficult decisions in his own life, and chooses to blame his problems on those who do show leadership by making tough decisions. Don is an airhead.