Paul Clements

To the editor,

News reports on Saturday described Governor Craig Bensons' address to a group of veterans who gathered at the state house on Friday, May 2. The reporter wrote that Benson paid "homage" to the veterans, and declared the day to be "Loyalty Day" in New Hampshire.

Unfortunately, the governors' actions do not speak as loudly as his words. He is now in his fifth month as governor, and has yet to appoint the last two members to the "Commission on the Status of Men". The men he addressed as veterans are some of the same men who fought for this commission. What kind of message does the governor send, when he honors those men for their military service, but refuses to allow this commission to function to answer their needs? "You're good enough to fight and die for us, but not good enough to have a commission functioning to address your particular issues?"

Is that how Governor Benson shows his "loyalty" to the men who fought for his liberty and rights? What kind of "homage" is that?

Paul Clements

Manchester