Letter: Who is actually representing American values? sion. Money borrowed to the banks and automobile companies has been almost completely repaid. Republican opposition has prevented President Obama from completely getting America out of the recession, but progress is being made. All of the problems President Obama faced were caused by the conservative policies and mismanagement of eight years of George Bush. It will take more than four years to repair the damage. What do the Republicans have to offer? They have two candidates. The first is Mitt Romney, a multimillionaire who pays a tax rate lower than the average American,
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has a substantial part of his wealth in overseas accounts, and made his money by dismantling companies in distress, selling off the pieces for profit, and firing American workers. The second is Newt Gingrich, the former Speaker of the House who was kicked out of his own party, fined $300,000 for ethics violations, made millions lobbying, been married three times, and was having an affair with a staffer while he was impeaching President Clinton for having an affair. Is this the best the Republicans have? What a joke. Marv Jensen Kensington, Minn.
THE LAND, FEBRUARY 17, 2012
To the Editor: People on the right criticize Alan Guebert on his “liberal bias.” I am sure these same fair, open-minded individuals also criticize Rush Limbaugh, Glen Beck and others of that ilk for their “conservative bias.” Guebert apparently does not represent American values — being a Missouri Synod Lutheran, good family man, and lives in a rural Illinois area close to his place of birth. Rush Limbaugh, on the other hand, does represent conservative values, living in a Florida penthouse, is fat, smokes cigars, has been divorced many times, and has been convicted of buying and using illegal drugs. Why are conservative leaders always such hypocrites? Why are they always forgiven by the people who blindly follow them? President Obama got us out of one war, Iraq; is close to getting us out of another war, Afghanistan; and prevented us from getting into another war, Libya. He killed Osama bin Laden and has almost completely destroyed al-Qaida. His foreign policy has been extremely successful and is not being challenged by Republican presidential candidates. Domestically, President Obama saved the American car industry, saved the American banking system, and prevented the recession from turning into a depres-
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