LETTERS: AL, THIS HURTS ME A LOT MORE THAN IT HURTS YOU

To the editor:

Come on, Al, face it: 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. ain't gonna be your new address.

I know facing the prospect of having to work for a living can be traumatic for someone who has been on the government dole for his whole life, but you can get used to it. Honest, you can.

You know, Al, I'll bet the Red Chinese would be more than happy to give you a job helping assemble all those nuclear missile parts you and Clinton gave them back in 1996 for campaign contributions. It's pretty high-tech stuff for an ol' Tennessee country boy raised in a D.C. hotel room, but for the man who invented the Internet, it should be a piece of cake.

Aw, come on, Al. It ain't that bad. G.W.'s gonna cut your taxes. And he's gonna make sure Social Security and Medicare are gonna be there for you.

Please, Al. Don't do this. You know I can't stand to see a grown man cry.

CARL HURST

Marble Hill, Mo.