Letters, Letters, Letters.

One of the things I appreciate so much about the internet is the availability of so many letters. Print space is cheap (relatively), so it's possible to collect great archives of material, canvassing many viewpoints- possibly referring to just one subject. It's an almost existential thing, drawing on so many experiences of similar matters so closely assembled together. Almost as revolutionary as Hamlet reading from a book in the 17th century Shakespeare play.

This letters page from Mark Steyn's site includes some of the best analysis of Kerry's stories that you'll find anywhere. The internet encourages people to write since they know their efforts are likely to see the light of day- at least for a significant number of readers (significant in terms or a) who you want to read your stuff, and b) the kind of numbers that excite you).

This letter though, on the delightful Michelle Malkin's site, is superb- saying things I've been waiting to hear but failed to hear from mainstream press or even online pundits, like this:


' If one of the men I served with was running for President, I would be extremely proud. If there was any way I could support him for President, I would. The bonds that are formed in combat are special. They are strong. For the men that served in Kerry's unit to state that he is unfit for command cannot and should not be brushed off as "partisan politics." It is not a "Republican vs. Democrat", or "conservative vs. liberal" issue. They aren't doing it for money. It is personal. The Swift Boat Vets are men who came to know John Kerry in the crucible of war and saw things in John Kerry that are so disturbing, that they cannot sit quietly.'