Dick Green came through as much more moderate; I'll vote for him

To the editor,

I would very much like the publisher of The Laconia Daily Sun to know how much this writer values the reporting of your paper's Michael Kitch. In the Sept. 4th and 5th editions there were articles with his byline that supplied the information which I have been seeking to decide how I will vote in the Republican primary election.

Tuesday's "Wide philosophical gulf between Bolster & Cormier" cited candidate Jane Cormier as taking aim at Representative Peter Bolster's voting record."stressing that he has earned low marks from conservative organizations." Specifically the House Republican Alliance rated Bolster at 56-percent, with Representative Alida Milham of Gilford scoring the lowest of all. In as much as the Republican Alliance seems to me to continually align itself with the most extreme right of Republicanism, the lower the Alliance's grade the more apt I am to cast my vote for the low scorers.

Similarly, in Wednesday's paper Kitch wrote "Alton, Barnstead & Gilmanton Republicans to help decide (Senate) primary contest ..." and I was able to learn that Representative Sam Cataldo, now running in the Senate primary against Dick Green, was awarded the high score of 88-percent by the Alliance. Eighty-eight almost demands an exclamation mark!

As if that were not enough to determine my vote for "the other guy," Kitch went on to outline the views of the two candidates on many of the economic and social issues troubling today's voters. Green came through as much more the moderate of the two.

Case closed, on to the polls next Tuesday!

Bob Longabaugh

Alton Bay