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Published: August 2, 2008
Updated: 08/01/2008 09:20 pm
It is obvious to me that we have elected leaders at all levels of government who are out of touch with what those who elected them want. And I believe those of us who elected these officials, representatives, senators, etc., must hold them accountable. It is the only way we will get our country back to what the Founding Fathers intended. I would recommend that we form our own committee and begin holding hearings on why our elected representatives have turned their backs on the people who elected them as well as their responsibilities as our elected officials.
I want to hold them accountable and responsible for the conditions that exist today in North Carolina and Washington. It is obvious to me that they continue to look down on us and what we want, ignore us and do what they want, following their own ideas about issues and forgetting who put them in office.
It is our turn to correct the many problems caused by these elected government officials.
R.T. McMULLAN
Winston-Salem
Native Plants
Thank you for Linda Brinson's column about native plants ("Yard Shirk," July 27). If only everyone would stop with the grass already and plant native plants, perhaps our bees would survive. It certainly would make our views more entertaining. As I drive down the road I see only a sea of green grass, no other colors. We have no grass on our property and are converting a sewer easement to a wildflower meadow as well as a woodland garden with lots of shade plants. If anyone else is interested in this, I would recommend the North Carolina Native Plant Society (www.ncwildflower.org). We have a Triad chapter.
The members are generous to anyone who wants to learn about plants and how to cultivate our native beauties. We exchange plants, seeds and knowledge. We meet monthly and study some aspect of growing native plants. We are also interested in the relationship between plants and our wildlife, butterflies and birds.
The other advantage to native plants is that if you are too busy to pay them any attention, they just go on without you! Please keep up the talk about returning our properties to their original wild beauty.
TRENA McNABB
Bethania
Blame Game
It's blame-game time: High gas prices are all the fault of the Democrats because Congress won't let Big Oil drill the continental shelf. And global warming is Al Gore's fault, because he's fat and has a big house. And Sept. 11 was all Michael Moore's fault because he's fat, too. Something like that.
The housing bubble? Shiftless underclass people who lied to caring but overly trusting bankers and mortgage sellers. Probably all the borrowers were Democrats, too. For shame. And the war in Iraq? That's all the fault of the liberal media that refuse to publish the good news. For example, we are only losing a few soldiers a week these days.
Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan? Obviously Jane Fonda is the evil mastermind behind that, just as she betrayed the troops in Vietnam.
And I suppose we can blame the hurricane season on gay cartoon characters like Sponge Bob Square Pants. Somebody. Anybody but President Bush and his underlings, who have worked so hard to save us from the perils of democracy.
This has been the worst presidency in history. Let us hope they go out with a whimper and not a bang.
STEPHEN T. WISHNEVSKY
Winston-Salem
Not Weird
The July 24 News of the Weird column in Relish contained the article, "Iran's young adults going for secular ways to get a better life." It says that activities in Iran like meditation, yoga, feng shui and New Age seminars are on the rise. That's not "weird" at all. The Iranian people are understandably in spiritual revolt against the ruling theocracy. All they are saying is give Persia a chance. Are you listening, clerics?
DAVID M. SAWYER
Winston-Salem
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