Americans need a leader they can trust Re: ‘Cain will not endorse Gingrich today,” Beltway Confidential, Dec. 5
Any man who would cheat on his wife would also cheat on his country, given the chance. So goodbye, Herman Cain, and for that matter, Newt Gingrich.
I recommend candidates review General George Washington’s life as the standard or prerequisite prior to running for the highest office in this country. Washington maintained that notwithstanding one’s brilliant ideas and innovative solutions, you must first govern yourself before you can govern others.
David Mugan
Alexandria
States have right to set in-state tuition rates
Re: “States are violating federal law to benefit illegals,” Nov. 30
I found inconsistencies in this column addressing in-state tuition for illegal immigrants.
Much outrage has been rightly directed at the Obama administration for blocking efforts in some states, notably Arizona and Alabama, to address the federal government’s long-ignored immigration problem. Small government types argue that the feds should not interfere with the affairs of individual states.
However, if that is the case, the same rule should apply regarding the in-state tuition issue. While the law signed by President Clinton does apply, one cannot demand federal intervention only when it is convenient.
I am wholly opposed to granting privileges to illegal immigrants that are not available to U.S. citizens, but the matter is best addressed by the states themselves. After the governor of Maryland signed a law to give reduced tuition to illegals, the people of Maryland garnered enough signatures to place the issue on the ballot. Citizens of other states should likewise take up the cause and not rely on Washington to solve the problem for them.
Jason G. Ramage
Woodbridge
Football hirings should be based on performance, not race
Re: “Football firings not just black and white,” Nov. 28
Was Kevin Dunleavy’s column supposed to make Examiner readers feel troubled that there are now two less black coaches in college football? Are we now supposed to fret that because the NCAA does not have a Rooney Rule equivalent, universities are not required to interview minority candidates for head coaching positions?
It is bad enough that black coaches and administrators have self-segregated, but advocating to hire someone based even in part on their race is inherently racist. Should we also worry that there are not enough Asian, Hispanic or Native American college football coaches or players?
Journalists never write about the imbalance between black and non-black players in high-revenue college sports like football and basketball because athletes are chosen based on their skills. Either they’re good enough to make the team – or they’re not. Suggesting that white boosters are somehow less tolerant of losing non-white coaches was a reckless and uninformed attempt to play the race card.
Just ask the University of Kentucky’s Joker Phillips, who is still earning more than $1.5 million per year even after ending his second straight season without a winning record.
Matthew Parry
Baltimore
