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...Patrician to Be President? In "Beware Flannel-Mouth Disease!" [March 1], columnist Joe Klein argues that to be successful in the presidential race, John Kerry will have to overcome the fact that he probably drinks wine, doesn't eat Cheez Whiz, speaks French and has trouble uttering simple English sentences. Is the American voter supposed to be put off by those traits? Our leaders should not be homogenized versions of the guy next door but the best of the best, regardless of a preference for Bordeaux over beer. Alex Guittard San Diego...
...ARENA: Joe Klein on how George W. Bush, the campaigner, is a lot more effective than his presidential persona...
...ARENA: Joe Klein on election-year sensationalism...
...Bush Isn't A Shoo-In" [Feb. 9], columnist Joe Klein wrote that the President "has spent the past three years packed in political bubble wrap, sequestered from the realities of the public sphere." Wasn't Bush's father criticized during the 1992 campaign for being out of touch with mainstream America? Our current President's habit of being fed information mainly through his handlers keeps him not only out of touch with the mainstream but also willingly in the dark about issues and opinions other than those his close advisers believe he wants to (or should) hear. There...
...Klein's view that Bush can be beaten failed to take into account the factor that trumps all others: national security. The American people will want Bush, much more than Kerry or any other candidate in the Democratic field, to remain responsible for their safety. KENNY SUTTON Waterbury...