I am one Dole supporter who believes illiam Kristol should be commended for speaking out early in the campaign season (“A Dole Defeat and the Conservative Future,” April 29). I found his concerns valid and did not find his article mean-spirited, contrary to what the media have reported.
While serving as a Bush political appointee in 1992, I, along with my colleagues, waited in vain for the Bush-Quayle campaign to swing into action. Since we were bound by the Hatch Act, we were unable to officially join the campaign. Many of our concerns were ignored by the campaign staff.
Unfortunately, the Bush campaign waited until it was too late to gear up, and Bill Clinton defeated a decent man. Kristol is speaking out now in an attempt to stt)p the reelection of Clinton. Thankfully, it is still early in the campaign season.
I hope that the Dole campaign knows that Kristol, Jack Kemp, Bill Bennett, and Mary Matalin are not the enemy. The enemy is the media, unions, and the traditional liberal establishment.
The “Clinton coalition” of speciab interest groups will stop at nothing to show that 1994 was a fluke for Republicans. Unfortunately, they are well on their way to winning the battle . this November.
GERRY DICKINSON, MT. PLEASANT, SC
