Coincidence
In the Dec. 2 Briefcase item "Caterpillar: Tax vote sign of Illinois dysfunction," Caterpillar representative Jim Dugan told The Associated Press that a vote by Illinois lawmakers that killed a package of tax breaks for Caterpillar and other companies was a product of the state's "rudderless, dysfunctional business climate."
Guess what? A senator from the state of Illinois was elected to run this now-dysfunctional country. Go figure. What a coincidence.
Ready for a change in 2012?
A. RAY INGRAM
Winston-Salem
Attacks on Cain
Regarding the collapse of Herman Cain's presidential bid, the sequence and timing of these women coming out against him appeared so coordinated that it almost was like an attack by the feminist movement.
Ginger White, the last woman to attack Cain, caused the collapse of his presidential run. We have to remember there has never been a trial, yet his innocence doesn't exist. It is as if the feminist movement planned an all-out attack on this man. He is seen as guilty, but the violations when carefully studied do not include any criminal actions, no rape, no kidnapping, no felonies.
It only took a month for Herman Cain to have his presidential bid leveled, and also his reputation as an honest person taken from him. Like a coordinated 9/11-style terrorist attack, the women came from all angles, each one causing her own damage to the Cain campaign. He could have possibly been able to beat President Obama.
The demise of Cain's presidential bid puts a serious dent in the Republican Party's effort to take back the White House — not just because Cain isn't running; rather, the dust cloud on the remaining candidates.
From the day the attacks on Cain started, the news media focused on the allegations rather than the issues. Did the GOP sic the feminist movement on Cain because he was attracting major money? Cain's withdrawal from the GOP presidential bid has left a gap in voter confidence.
CHRIS ROQUEMORE
Winston-Salem
Excellent outcome
In response to the Nov. 27 article concerning the "poor" performance of N.C. Baptist Hospital with regard to Medicare/Medicaid patient outcomes ("Baptist scores poorly in key areas"), I spent 30 years in health care, a good part of which was doing chart reviews for quality-of-care issues in every medical specialty.
After reading hundreds of cases, my comment often was, "What is the patient's responsibility for his current state of health?" People eat too much, drink too much or smoke too much for 40 years and then expect that a hospital and its medical staff will make them whole again in a few days. It's like asking an auto mechanic to take a 1926 Model T Ford that was in a bad accident and rebuild it into a brand new vehicle. Well, sometimes you just can't get the parts anymore.
For better outcomes, admit no patients over age 35 or who have a family history of any illness; no patients who are overweight, who smoke or drink; preferably a professional athlete in prime physical condition; and I can assure you an excellent outcome every time.
LUCILLE FINE
Winston-Salem
Heartbroken
I was heartbroken on reading the Dec. 4 guest column "Euthanasia often avoidable heartbreak" by S.B. Murray on the euthanization of that adorable 3-week-old kitten. I know there are many of us who would have taken it in.
I know when they are young, they need special care, but I also know there are volunteers who would take these infants until they are adoptable ages. There should be a rule within the Forsyth County shelters that puppies and kittens are kept for at least seven days. This gives rescue groups and volunteers a few days to save these newborns.
I respect and admire all the good Forsyth County Animal Control does. Without it, there would be much, much more needless abuse and neglect of our companion animals. They have limited space and difficult decisions, but a seven-day waiting period should be a must.
POLLY McCLENDON
Winston-Salem
The real world
A recent letter to the editor tells liberals to "grow up in the real world" ("Disgusted," Dec. 2). The real world is low test scores in many schools. The real world is an unacceptable school dropout rate. The real world is more and more hungry children. The real world is more and more families sliding into poverty. The real world is that these problems are likely to grow worse because of the large cuts in school and pre-school funding by our Republican legislature.
Recognizing these problems does not make me a liberal. They make me a realist.
WILLIAM A. DAVIS II
Winston-Salem
In the Dec. 2 Briefcase item "Caterpillar: Tax vote sign of Illinois dysfunction," Caterpillar representative Jim Dugan told The Associated Press that a vote by Illinois lawmakers that killed a package of tax breaks for Caterpillar and other companies was a product of the state's "rudderless, dysfunctional business climate."
Guess what? A senator from the state of Illinois was elected to run this now-dysfunctional country. Go figure. What a coincidence.
Ready for a change in 2012?
A. RAY INGRAM
Winston-Salem
Attacks on Cain
Regarding the collapse of Herman Cain's presidential bid, the sequence and timing of these women coming out against him appeared so coordinated that it almost was like an attack by the feminist movement.
Ginger White, the last woman to attack Cain, caused the collapse of his presidential run. We have to remember there has never been a trial, yet his innocence doesn't exist. It is as if the feminist movement planned an all-out attack on this man. He is seen as guilty, but the violations when carefully studied do not include any criminal actions, no rape, no kidnapping, no felonies.
It only took a month for Herman Cain to have his presidential bid leveled, and also his reputation as an honest person taken from him. Like a coordinated 9/11-style terrorist attack, the women came from all angles, each one causing her own damage to the Cain campaign. He could have possibly been able to beat President Obama.
The demise of Cain's presidential bid puts a serious dent in the Republican Party's effort to take back the White House — not just because Cain isn't running; rather, the dust cloud on the remaining candidates.
From the day the attacks on Cain started, the news media focused on the allegations rather than the issues. Did the GOP sic the feminist movement on Cain because he was attracting major money? Cain's withdrawal from the GOP presidential bid has left a gap in voter confidence.
CHRIS ROQUEMORE
Winston-Salem
Excellent outcome
In response to the Nov. 27 article concerning the "poor" performance of N.C. Baptist Hospital with regard to Medicare/Medicaid patient outcomes ("Baptist scores poorly in key areas"), I spent 30 years in health care, a good part of which was doing chart reviews for quality-of-care issues in every medical specialty.
After reading hundreds of cases, my comment often was, "What is the patient's responsibility for his current state of health?" People eat too much, drink too much or smoke too much for 40 years and then expect that a hospital and its medical staff will make them whole again in a few days. It's like asking an auto mechanic to take a 1926 Model T Ford that was in a bad accident and rebuild it into a brand new vehicle. Well, sometimes you just can't get the parts anymore.
For better outcomes, admit no patients over age 35 or who have a family history of any illness; no patients who are overweight, who smoke or drink; preferably a professional athlete in prime physical condition; and I can assure you an excellent outcome every time.
LUCILLE FINE
Winston-Salem
Heartbroken
I was heartbroken on reading the Dec. 4 guest column "Euthanasia often avoidable heartbreak" by S.B. Murray on the euthanization of that adorable 3-week-old kitten. I know there are many of us who would have taken it in.
I know when they are young, they need special care, but I also know there are volunteers who would take these infants until they are adoptable ages. There should be a rule within the Forsyth County shelters that puppies and kittens are kept for at least seven days. This gives rescue groups and volunteers a few days to save these newborns.
I respect and admire all the good Forsyth County Animal Control does. Without it, there would be much, much more needless abuse and neglect of our companion animals. They have limited space and difficult decisions, but a seven-day waiting period should be a must.
POLLY McCLENDON
Winston-Salem
The real world
A recent letter to the editor tells liberals to "grow up in the real world" ("Disgusted," Dec. 2). The real world is low test scores in many schools. The real world is an unacceptable school dropout rate. The real world is more and more hungry children. The real world is more and more families sliding into poverty. The real world is that these problems are likely to grow worse because of the large cuts in school and pre-school funding by our Republican legislature.
Recognizing these problems does not make me a liberal. They make me a realist.
WILLIAM A. DAVIS II
Winston-Salem
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ReplyDeleteSee my previous posts about educational funding and its effect on test scores, and the schools in general.
I think the 'educators' in Wisconsin did a superlative job in 'educating' all of us on what's really behind the 'need' for more money. It's union and teacher greed.
Addendum: Recognizing these problems doesn't make you a liberal, trying to fix the problems with other people's money, does.
"Perhaps the Republicans are getting exactly the kind of candidates that best match the intellectual composition of the majority of the people in their party -- just a thought, but it's my only explanation of our low bidders. Looks like their chance at the presidency is going, going, gone." James Carville for CNN
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Conversely, Jimmy, Obama is apparently at the same level of competency and intellect as the majority of the constitutents of the Democratic Party. He has destroyed the U.S. economic system as we knew it, and any potential immediate futuristic recovery.
What is particularly outrageous is that Democrats fail to admit that Obama has been an abysmal failure as president. Only a moron would profess that Obama has been a success.
Good afternoon folks!
ReplyDeleteLTE 1: What short memories some have. This country was dysfunctional prior to the election of the senator from the state of IL. Looking forward to some changes in the state legislatures.
LTE 2: Cain presided over his own demise. Anyone who's running for POTUS is going to have everything that person has ever done dragged out of the closet. Btw..Cain was never accused of a crime, just harassment, a civil matter, for which he settled out of court twice. I believe Mr. Roquemore's opinions of Cain's chances had he stayed in as well as the affect on the voters due to Cain's withdrawel are highly exaggerated.
LTE 3: Good points. Like Cain in the previous LTE, we generally have only ourselves to blame for our poor health (aside from any inherited conditions).
LTE 4: I didn't even read it. If owners who do not intend to breed would only spay or neuter their pets, these heartbreaking kind of stories would go away.
LTE 5: The author of the referenced LTE grew up in an enitrely different era from today. Opportunities that existed 60 years ago for those without an education do not exist today unless you do have an education. Mr. Davis has a firm grasp of the reality of today.