My letter to the editor in reply to my Senator's article got published!

[chrisinhouston]

Originally Posted by ZenGum

You know, I was going to post pretty much what Bruce said. Rational indeed. I'm surprised a paper would run a letter that long without editing it.

It's a neighborhood paper that actually has a full editorial page. I've written and been published before and they hardly ever edit my stuff. I always wonder if my neighbors read them as most are very conservative. Because our suburb is mostly aligned with GOP politics we get weekly articles by either of our 2 Republican Senators or our idiot Congressman, Ted Poe. All 3 pretty much push GOP talking points although Ted Poe likes to write about wonderful heroes of Texas history, the Aggies or the glory of high school football. He is a buffoon.

A friend of mine here is a member of a local group of Democrats who meet once a month to discuss issues and told me my name and my letters have been shared. Being an independent and not a member of any party, I have never attended one of their meetings.

[Lamplighter]

Originally Posted by chrisinhouston

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A friend of mine here is a member of a local group of Democrats who meet once a month to discuss issues and told me my name and my letters have been shared. Being an independent and not a member of any party, I have never attended one of their meetings.

You had better attend their meetings.
If you don't, someone will nominate you, someone else will second it,
and you will be unanimously elected to office.