By Guest Essayist, Robert J. Tinsky, Oblong, Illinois

Recently my long-time friend, Bob Tinsky, sent this to his local newspaper as a LETTER TO THE EDITOR -- sounded like something THE WORDWRIGHT readers would enjoy, so here it is:Â

I don't know about you, but I will be glad when this year's election is over.  I am getting really miffed listening to all the petty things being floated around about each candidate.
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I don't care how many houses either candidate owns. I don't care whether or not either one knows how to bowl. It makes little difference to me whether or not either one has ever fired a gun. It is not important to me that either one be able to give a rousing speech. I don't give a hoot about the color of the skin of the candidate or whether the person is male or female
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I also am not interested in hearing all the promises either candidate makes. Promises are easy to make. What I want to know is how they propose to keep any of those promises. Can they guarantee me that they can get their proposals approved by Congress? Where is all the money going to come from to pay for all the things being promised? Does either candidate have any concrete suggestion as to how we can pay off our national debt? Will the person elected be the one who can lead us out of the moral swamp our nation has gotten into and restore the moral and spiritual dignity that once characterized our great nation?
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Another thing I don't care a snap about is all the misdeeds that can be dug up concerning the past of either prospective president. I did a lot of stupid things when I was young. I surely don't want anyone hanging the mistakes of my youth around my neck today. I am not interested in knowing about all the foibles in their past. What I want to know is what kind of a character the candidate has developed that will assure me that he or she will be a good and respectable and moral leader of nation today.  I want to be assured that the person I vote for is a person of integrity.
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Also I want to know what qualifications each person has that can assure me that he or she will be the right person to lead our nation during the next four years. Is the candidate a person who can reach across the aisle and bring the two parties together so they can work together for the good of our nation rather than simply for the betterment of their political party?Â
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I believe that we need to set aside all the petty nonsense and deal with the genuine issues. If you agree with me, let's all say it together "Enough already!"

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ANYONE ELSE out there who has wanted to write such a letter? THANKS BOB!
THE WORDWRIGHT
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