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plant and animal reach an equilibrium in
nature. The equation (CO2 + H2O + sun’s
photon = CH2O + O2), which was a balance
between components and products was
simple and amounted on the left of carbon
dioxide and water plus sun’s energy and
on the right the most basic carbohydrate,
the mass of which when fi xed makes up all
of the plant material on Earth. An oxygen
molecule is also given off as a result of this
reaction and it is because of this wonder
that humans, animals and plants are able to
breathe and burn fuels.
It is for this that I fell justifi ed in
ascribing divine qualities to all of life.
Dave Ivan Piccioni
Eugene
NIGHTMARE ELECTION
So, you think it doesn’t matter who
is the POTUS? Already commentators
are telling us that we Americans are
showing signs of political fatigue due
to the overlong Republican presidential
nomination process.
I offer this perspective on what the
realities might be: How would it feel if we
wake up on Nov. 3, and fi nd a President-
elect Willard Romney, a member of the
1 percenters in charge of the federal
government who likes to “fi re people,”
who wants to defund Planned Parenthood,
and who thinks that over $300,000 in
speaking fees is “not much” money?
What would you think of Vice President
Rick Santorum presiding over the federal
Morality Police deciding when and where
you will fi nd family planning assistance or
access to contraception?
For those of us who have the ability to
use Schedule A with our federal taxes, how
would it be if Secretary of the Treasury Paul
Ryan deleted that entire process in favor of
a reduced tax rate (one that surely would go
back up to what is was in short order)?
And last but not least, how about
Secretary of State John McCain who sang
out to the tune of “Barbara Ann”: “Bomb,
Bomb Iran.” Only this time, the bombs are
actually falling. If we allow ourselves to be
lulled to sleep by zealots and mediocrity,
the prospects for calamity for America and
the world are very high in this election.
Gerry Merritt
Eugene
LICENSE TO LIE
OK, so what if he only apologized for
a couple of the words he used in his 52
separate attacks, at least he apologized.
Sure, every single thing that Rush
Limbaugh claimed Sandra Fluke said was
a pure fabrication, but that is his artistic
license. He shouldn’t even have had to
apologize for exercising his free speech,
this is still the United States of America,
isn’t it? Now I know that Rush swore he
wasn’t making any of this up, I believe his
exact words were:
“I’m not making any of it up. You put
all the details that she brought forth. She’s
struggling fi nancially. Why? Just quote her.
Her sex life is active and she’s having sex
so frequently that she can’t afford all the
birth control pills that she needs. Is what
she’s saying. You put that in the story and
it changes for everybody.”
But Rush says he’s not making up stuff
all the time, it’s one of his catch lines.
So what if he was making it all up? You
smarty-pants, Volvo-driving libtards just
don’t understand Rush’s humor.
Keith Blevins
Harrisburg
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