For the past 64 years, the U.S. has been the world's police force

To the editor,

Leo Sandy has maintained his spot as the best reason for good letter writers! Is that good? No way, all it shows is that Leo is consistent, in column and letters, in always being wrong, anti America, and anti logic or good sense, despite otherwise being a very nice guy!

His column of Nov. 12 is a classic. He raves on and on with mostly false or misleading claims. Then he counters all of that with his only correct statement: What we need is a strong international police force that will make any country think twice about killing their own people or invading their neighbor.

We have that: the USA has for the last 64 years been that force! Where has Leo been for the last 64 years? Hey, wake-up Leo and observe the real world. Since the USA has taken on the nasty JOB of trying to protect the world, we have succeeded in minimizing major conflicts everywhere. Never before have wars been less destructive. Sadly, Leo ignores the gross evils in Africa by ignorant people who, like in old times, prefer to kill off their own people for no real gains. Obama should live there for a year or more.

Talking to Leo I conclude he is a nice guy, But then comes his off the wall anti-everything and everybody rant. Okay, due to his constant revolt against real working people, and support for those like him living off the dole from working people, he invites negative responses. What else did he expect? He has a wide audience of people who know a few good teachers, and suffered under many bad ones, (much like him), most grossly overpaid like him, and he actually expects us to believe his crap about the "value" of "tenure"? Tenure, like unions, is only desired by the gross failures who couldn’t keep a job without such destructive "protection".

I see Leo and those like him as totally intolerant of real thinking and productive people. He and those like him constantly insult others, like me, who have far more education, far more productive experience, far more real intelligence, and more important, much better understanding of everything! Sorry Leo, much as I like you as a friendly person, you must get friendlier to all: as I see it, ALL the letter writers who disagree with you are only trying to inform you and all the readers of the better way to be helpful. Yes, it comes across as negative, because they only see the wrong in your writings. But correcting a wrong, or any error, is the positive way to improvement. Learn from that. You must admire those few who are concerned enough about you that they take the time to write such helpful letters.

Leo, you have proved that you can write well on your own, so stop quoting from bad books, and stick to what you understand and know!

Jack Stephenson

Gilford