SPEAKOUT

Just two words

I have two words in response to Richard Bruce's letter to the editor about the Jackson school vote: Amen, brother.

Let them loose

The president of the United States released from federal prison over objections from the Justice Departments 11 Puerto Rican nationalists guilty of setting off bombs in Washington, D.C., killing innocent bystanders. The sole purpose for the parole is to garner both sympathy and vote of New York Puerto Ricans for his wife Hillary, currently running for the Senate in that state. With Vice President Al Gore trailing in all the polls, expect the president to unleash all federal prisoners on us in order to reap their families' Democratic vote. He is certainly capable of it, as he is already so ably demonstrated.

Having an impact

I'm calling in response to Richard Bruce's Aug. 22 letter. If you look at the trend in housing in Jackson, you will see that housing sales have declined since the initial failure of the school funding issues in April, whereas residential building permits have remained constant. How could anyone assume that the Jackson school system has not been a factor in the increased property value for Jackson residents?

Farewell and greetings

Read my lips: Goodbye, George. Hello, Al.

Very inspirational

I have read several AP articles in which Democratic National Convention delegates said they were inspired by Al Gore's acceptance speech. Although I am an Independent who usually votes Republican, I too was very inspired. In fact I am so inspired I am going to bring home a homosexual for dinner tonight. Then I think I'll go out and find a rich person or two to mug since I deserve a share of what they've got. After Al's speech, I told my sons and daughters to quit work. Why work? Al will take care of them. Besides, he needs their jobs to give to less-qualified people. I was getting a little nervous about the stock market, but after Al's inspirational speech my confidence in market has rebounded. I think I'll ask Al and Joe if they know a good porn video stock that is about ready to take off. I may even put a few bucks into a company that manufactures surgical scissors and suction devices. Heck, I am so inspired after watching Al I might even kiss my wife today.

Schools are magnet

I just wanted to say that we moved to Jackson because of its good school district. Yes, good schools absolutely increase property values. So let's keep Jackson schools first.

Yes to tax cuts

Bush is right on to cut taxes. Some say it puts too much money in the economy. Everyone is not going to spend tax money. I will save most of mine if we get one. Gore says to pay off the national debt. It would be OK if the Congress sometime later would not borrow it back. That is what the Democrats would do.

Remember this

As you fill your car up with high-priced gas think about an environmentalist who says the internal-combustion engine is the single greatest threat to the environment and the best way to deter driving is high gas prices. He is also against domestic oil drilling. Don't believe me. Read his book, "Earth in the Balance."

Which party?

Self-described Reagan conservative, acquaintance of the conservative guru William F. Buckley Jr., astute political philosopher columnist extraordinaire and rising star in the state and national Republican Party, state Sen. Peter Kinder, recently raised the question as to whether or not our grandfathers would have recognized today's Democratic Party. I think both of mine would have. They both predicted the Democratic Party would favor continuing government oversight of the economy to make sure people played by the rules. However, I think they both would still be rock-ribbed Republicans in large part because they were so opposed to the Democratic Party's leadership in creating Social Security and Medicare.