Well, it takes a lot for me to get annoyed enough to actually write a Letter to the Editor, but, well, maybe now that I'm unemployed I can become the crazy letter-writing crank so many of you figured I'd turn out to be. Anyway, below is my letter I sent this evening regarding this commentary by a guy from the right-wing Hoover Institution:

I find it rather odd that Mr. Davenport writes about his concerns over a "one-party" state where Democrats are in charge, but then, within the same article, glorifies a Republican "one-party" state in Texas. If he truly cared about sound public policy than I would gather that he wrote similar articles about other "one-party" states where Republicans are in control, advised Democrats within those states on how to strengthen their party, and then submitted the articles to those state's newspapers. However, I highly doubt he did that. Please tell Mr. Davenport not to hide behind quotes from Thomas Jefferson and the idea of a strong democracy to surreptitiously justify his obvious partisan rants.