Letters to the editor 7-1

Outpouring of support

overwhelms Reno family

This is a letter of thanks to a community of people I will never forget. When Greg Farnsworth passed away unexpectedly three months ago, I never knew how many people his life had touched.

The outpouring of community support has been overwhelming. I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who gave so generously of his or her words and their monetary support. A special thank you goes out to the Nevada Department of Corrections. Greg would have been touched. Thank you again.

Darena DUNN and Family

Reno

You're a hypocrite ...

no, you're a hypocrite

Remember, when Democrats cry "hypocrite" (as they always do) about the Ensign and Sanford affairs, that Ted Kennedy stands unrepentant and unpunished astride their party leadership. Every Democrat politician has made the decision that accommodating manslaughter by an alcoholic in service to his own philandering is an acceptable condition of party membership.

Rush Limbaugh made a good point. Republicans are the "party of hypocrites" because we are imperfect people who don't always live up to our own high standards. We should remind the public that Democrats insulate themselves from hypocrisy by proudly rejecting any personal standards. But that means they can't be trusted, that their judges won't follow the law, that Democrat politicians have given themselves a pass on honesty.

This is not a defense of Ensign or Sanford, but every time one of our own falls short, we almost always force them out of office and never get any political credit. Every time a Democrat falls short, his supporters practically flaunt it, defend it to the hilt, keep the jerk in office, and never pay a political price.

Maybe someday, in a sane world, manslaughter, embezzlement, sex with underage interns, perjury, and obstruction of justice will trump hypocrisy.

LYNN MUZZY

Minden

Cheating at home versus cheating on your taxes

So Sen. John Ensign cheated on his wife. Not a first class nor wise thing to do.

Now let's talk about the Obama appointees who lied on their income tax forms, cheating the American taxpayer out of tens of thousands of dollars in revenue by not paying their taxes.

Can you see the significant difference here?

STUART L. POSSELT

Minden