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The recent letter from David Green amazed me ["To destroy our way
Mr. Green blamed Democrats for inflated government spending and job losses.
Apparently, he has not read the newspaper that has printed his letters frequently over the past eight years. If he had done so, he would have been aware that the Republican president, George Bush, has led our country into what is starting to look like the worst economic mess since the Great Depression.
With the collusion of Congress, which has also been dominated by Republicans for the majority of his presidency, George Bush cut taxes for his super-rich friends while federal spending went unchecked.
True, social programs were cut, but pork-barrel earmarks to the districts and friends of the Republicans with the most power and seniority have more that taken up the slack.
The deficit that was thus created has left our country with a debt that is crippling our economy, creating inflation, business failures, and job losses that can all be
When Republican Jim Gilmore created just such
As governor, Mark Warner ably put Virginia on the road to recovery, and because of his leadership and that of our current governor, Democrat Tim Kaine, Virginia is now considered the best state in the union in which to do business.
It is clear that we need the leadership of Mark Warner and other Democrats like him in the federal government now.
In November, I will be voting to send Mark Warner to the Senate and Barack Obama to the White House.
I urge others who want
Karen Pitts
Spotsylvania
