Unintended consequence

by John Grant, Hamilton

I wonder if Steve Hall has reflected upon the possibility that his rumor mongering, fact free assault on Senator Manzella may have actually created a significant sympathy vote for the Senator. I am no fan of the Senator but Hall’s letter represents EVERYTHING that stinks so badly in our current political climate. Nobody should be the victim of such a brutal compilation of accusations with zero proof that the blathering was in any part factual.

I know Wayne Rusk well enough to be sure he did NOT have a hand in such malicious intent. And I doubt Senator Manzella would seek such unfair treatment no matter how many sympathy votes that painful letter may have garnered.

If we expect our politicians to behave better, we ourselves have a responsibility to set the model. Steve Hall’ s letter is a good reminder of why. Apart from his malicious intent, his letter was simply stupid.

That said, I ask Senator Manzella to own the unpleasant rhetoric that flows readily from her mouth; denigrating ANY who are not in lock step with her narrow views whether they be Democrats, Republicans, Christians of different churches (not to mention different religions) and certainly any of a different sexual persuasion. Nobody trying to get into your bedroom, Senator, so stay out of theirs. That’s a metaphor incidentally, for all the nastiness toward any who disagree with you.