Black Is A 'Freedom Hater'

Dear Editor,
    After reading “Page Two: Haters and Promises” [“Page Two,” Oct. 16] by Louis Black, it appears his “Bush-hater” logic applies to himself: You are either with us or against us ("us" meaning Democrats only). It is this kind of logic that has gotten us nowhere. The author seems to believe that if you are not a “Bush-hater” (i.e., self-proclaimed Democrat) then you are just completely out of your mind. As an independent that consistently votes for Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians, etc., I find it disgusting that people actually vote blindly by party. You can't just assume that because a candidate belongs to a party, they actually share your interests. Most Democrats and Republicans (including Obama and McCain) voted for the PATRIOT Act, bank bailouts, stimulus packages, increased war funding, and for increasing our troop numbers overseas. You, like most people who voted for Obama, are a Ron Paul supporter on most issues and don't even know it. I encourage you and other people with similar ideologies to educate yourselves and read his book The Revolution: A Manifesto and/or his new book, End the Fed (currently No. 1 on Amazon) – they are easy reading and nonpartisan. Doubling the debt, reducing our personal liberties, and expanding our military presence overseas is not change. As an independent, I am labeling you a “freedom hater.”