Nov. 18 Letters to the Editor

President Paul

With Barack Obama out of the picture next year, there is but one candidate who has the talents to lead America into a prosperous future. This man rises head and shoulders above anyone since the original founders.

Ron Paul has been right all along on the two most important issues of our generation, the economy and foreign wars. Paul hasn't moved toward the American majority; Americans en masse continue to move toward Paul.

No other candidate, including the president, has a clue. The 12-term congressman from Texas plans to take a mere five years to balance the budget.

His plan would eliminate the Transportation Security Agency and all foreign aid, abolish five cabinet-level agencies and freeze most mandatory spending at fiscal 2006 levels. The Paul proposal would eliminate the departments of Energy, Housing and Urban Development, Commerce, Interior and Education.

He would repeal most major regulatory burdens on businesses and taxpayers. He would put an ax to ObamaCare and cancel onerous regulations previously issued by executive order.

President Paul would cut $200 billion from military spending the first year by ending many of America's foreign wars. He's received more campaign donations from active-duty military and reservists than all the GOP candidates and Obama put together. The message he's getting from the field is that it's time to come home.

Last but not least, President Paul would reduce the salary of the commander in chief to $39,336 per year, the average income of the American worker.

Russ Evans

Clarkston

Punish Sandusky

I'm really disturbed about this Sandusky guy allegedly raping young boys in his care.

Penn State has a lot of good qualities, I'm sure, but the overlooking of this animal doing such terrible things doesn't speak well for the university.

Personally, I think the punishment for this sicko should be 30 days in the electric chair.

Gary Browning

Juliaetta