Letters to the Editor

What's with the people who write letters to newspaper editors? In all my years I have never found it necessary to put pen in hand for a letter to the editor of any publication. Some of it has to do with the kind of work I do and my desire to keep personal opinions and views separate from the education I provide to the public. That's also why I hide behind "The Crotchety Old Man" rather than post these rantings using my real identity. But I digress...

Leading up to the election there were countless letters warning of the horrible things that would happen if Obama was elected. Now that he is our President-Elect, the letters predicting total devastation and annihilation have started turning up. Hard to believe they are serious--but I know that they are. The letters come from the usual suspects who feel inclined to show the rest of us just how stupid they really are.

Take Andy Totten, of Jefferson GA. Who is this guy? He writes in to the paper all the time, with each letter more ignorant than the last. I should offer to let him take over this blog because he is a LOT more crotchety than it's in my nature to be.

Jeffrey Moss of Winder, GA is another raging lunatic. His diatribes also appear often enough that I recognize the name when I see another letter from him. He and Andy should hook up. They have a lot in common and I think they would make each other very happy. Both are predicting the end of the world as we know it--and not in a good way.

I think Barack Obama is the most intelligent and capable President we've had in a very long time. I'm sure he'll make some mistakes. But I'd be willing to bet his worst mistake will pale in comparison with the long list of mistakes made by George W. Bush--probably the dumbest and least capable president this country has ever seen.

I'll be watching the letters section of the paper. It will be interesting to see how Mr. Totten and Mr. Moss deal with any success. Obama may not solve all the problems the Bush administration has left for him, but I feel certain Totten and Moss will be much better off four years from now than they are today. Or I'm not...

The Crotchety Old Man