Letter Of The Day

Things have not been going well for Sens. Charles Grassley and Tom Harkin.

First, Grassley received a lot of flak regarding his part in obtaining $50 million in pork for the proposed rain forest. People have discovered that a tent full of man-made trees in zero-degree weather is a poor investment.

Then Harkin was denied naming rights to a new $200 million federal building. Well, you can't really blame him, he voted for it.

But not to worry, folks. Members of the Senate voted themselves a $3,000-plus raise to soothe their sorrows. With a national debt of $27,000 for each person in the United States, they obviously thought we could afford it.

But the question remains, how and when are we going to retire this debt? You can bet the family farm that that question will not be answered before their next $3,000 raise.

-Wendell Koch, Waterloo.

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