Money also a political problem

To the Editor.

In response to last week’s editorial “Damn Democracy” and the sentiments expressed regarding our president, one can regard his election and subsequent administration in one of two ways, depending on one’s political view. On the one hand he is regarded as a political salve for the previous administration, alternatively he and his administration are considered a destructive force in our society. A common word that aptly fits both viewpoints would be a symptom.

Either salve or symptom can be appropriately applied to the sickness that represents our present political situation where...