Right-Wing Zealots

To the Editor:

In response to the letter in last week’s paper written by Ernest Vitarbo [“The Majority’s Mistake”] in which he repeated all the various right-wing lies and talking points regarding now President-elect Obama:

It’s fortunate that these people and others like him will have something to do while the rest of us rebuild the country and world they destroyed over the past eight years.

The right-wing zealots will be ranting and raving regardless of what is done. The definition of a zealot is someone who redoubles their efforts when they have forgotten their goals. These people have long since forgotten anything resembling a principle.

It just goes to show that some of the old sayings are still appropriate. You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him think.

Robert Karnoff

66 Great Ring Road, Sandy Hook                        November 25, 2008