A gem of a letter (to the editor)

Every day I read the letters to the editor of my hometown newspaper, the Fort Dodge Messenger. They always consist of a constant bickering between conservatives and liberals, each blaming the other for every problem you can think of, from taxes to bailouts to Iraq to the relocation of the post office… no topic is spared. (And the topic of god somehow always comes up.)

Today there was a real gem from Glenn Smith of Algona. A snippet:

I have learned over the years that politicians make many statements that they should print of Charmin, so we can get some good from them.

Chuckle. However, the following doesn’t sit right with me:

Somewhere most politicians have lost track of what the job they are supposed to be doing is. Maybe the French knew something we do not know – the guillotine!

Heeeere coooomesss god!

How does one get that liberal viewpoint firmly embedded in your mind, it is just satanic.

Satanic?

I hear about how smart these politicians are, but as a boy I picked up rocks that were smarter.

OH SNAP!

Keep ‘em coming, Glenn. Nothing perks me up in the morning like a little crazy-talk. (Except for the ethanol – I agree with him there.)

Read the whole letter and view comments here.