Opinion: Random sentences from reader mail

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‘Maybe the ‘protectionists’ are right, and until other nations are prepared to trade on a level that is not so detrimental to us, we shouldn’t be concerned about cheap goods and labor.’

‘The toll road would devastate a state park and one of the most famous surfing spots on the planet at an enormous cost to the taxpayer with a guaranteed yield of zip, much like our current fiasco in the Middle East.’

‘What a lot of sturm und drang about nothing!’

‘The best-qualified person, a West Point graduate, is a trained soldier, not a detective.’

‘Milton Friedman’s opposition to the war on drugs had considerably more influence than your obituary suggests.’

‘Is this a case of Boot trying to obfuscate, by distancing the think tank from the perception of foul-ups and mistakes in planning and prosecuting the war in Iraq?’

‘Vernon is not like any other city.’

‘Democracy might be a very good form of government if it weren’t for our political parties and politicians.’

What does it all mean? What else are people saying? Find out in Letters.