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Sarah Palin, vice presidential candidate, and Sen. John McCain, after he selected her as his running mate in August.
Letters to the Editor
Governor's gift
to Alaska
Gov. Sarah Palin gave Alaskans the best present possible this July Fourth weekend by proclaiming her intention to resign later this month. It's obvious Palin should never have been governor in the first place.
One hopes that some of the ground lost by our nation's largest state can now be regained; that Palin can have plenty of time to devote to her family; and that all of those who shivered when Sen. John McCain tapped her to be his vice presidential running mate can continue marveling at how history has played out.
Good riddance.
Susan Kross
Ellenville, N.Y.
Palin stood up
for her ideals
It is appropriate that Sarah Palin announced her bold decision to resign as governor of Alaska on the July Fourth weekend. She is one of the few politicians today who still embodies the ideals and characteristics of those brave individuals who gave us this country ("Palin resigns Alaska position," Saturday).
Our forefathers chose not to tolerate the unreasonable behavior of the English, and Palin decided that she and her family could no longer tolerate the unprecedented, unrelenting, vicious attacks of her enemies.
Her altruistic qualities, which appealed to so many, obviously worried the liberal Democrats, and they continually harassed this honorable, charismatic woman, even after the election was long over.
Bonnie O'Neil
Newport Beach, Calif.
City plucks
another attraction
Saying that the American Revolution Center's move from Valley Forge to Philadelphia places too many museums here is as dumb as saying that there are too many attractions in New York City, Washington, London, Paris, or Rome ("Revolutionary relocation," Thursday).
People don't refuse to plan a trip to a place because it has "too many" attractions. They either save up extra money and allot extra days for sightseeing, or they come more than once.
The Valley Forge Convention and Visitors Bureau is cursed with neighbors who, like the citizens of Lower Merion, are afflicted with a bad case of the NIMBY - Not In My Back Yard.
