Normal Republicans who are not Extremists are appalled by Bush*

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To the Editor:

Re "Kerry and Dean, All Forgiven, Join to Unseat a Common Foe" (front page, March 11):

In my judgment, the single most important problem America faces appears in the middle of the article. You report that John Kerry said, referring to his Republican critics, "These are the most crooked, you know, lying group I've ever seen, it's scary."

That is exactly the way I have felt for some time, and I am a fourth-generation registered Republican.

I am not accustomed to Republican presidents running record deficits and making up stories about nukes and chemical and biological weapons to justify starting a needless war.

I am 72. I am appalled at the reality of the Medicare bill that's supposed to be so great for us geezers. I am a grandfather. I am not impressed with the clandestine refusal to finance child education.

I could go on, but the point is that John Kerry is right. It is scary. It's very scary.

ROLON W. REED
Mount Dora, Fla., March 11, 2004

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/12/opinion/L12KERR.html

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I was stunned that people couldn't see that Reagan was acting
(and he was a baaaaad actor) all concerned about regular
people, but he really, really was loved and admired by lots of
people.