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No escaping writers’ barbs

Sun., June 13, 2010

The Spokesman-Review

Mr. Artz (Letters, June 10) seems to fail to recognize that anyone is fair game for a letter to the editor opinion. In Barack Obama’s case, I would really like to list all the insults that he has heaped on the American people. I would love to list them but cannot afford to buy two full pages of newspaper space.

I want to thank Mr. Artz for his service to America. He did far more than I did, and we all owe him gratitude for that deed.

Jerry Mote

Coeur d’Alene

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