Regarding The Herald’s Oct. 19 editorial endorsement of Dino Rossi:
The old adage “Would you buy a used car from this salesman?” holds true in the campaign between Christine Gregoire and Rossi. As I’ve asked myself a million times during the election, what more does a person have to do to prove themselves worthy of our trust? I’ve never felt it any stronger than when I read your Rossi endorsement.
The ethics of Gregoire are the example we have longed for in this country. Do you not remember when she stepped back from pursuing the governorship when her mother needed her in illness? Do you not remember when she said her children needed her in their teenage years? Do you not remember when other attorneys general let her lead in the tobacco suit lest they would have to take the blame if they failed?
In this time when we are asking for moral leadership, are we willing to try someone new, or do we say “Thank you, Christine. Your time is now!” A wise, honest and compassionate man once told us that the moral test of government is how we treat those in the beginning of life, our children; those in the shadow of life, the ill and the infirm; and those in the twilight of life, the elderly. Christine, your time is now!
BEVERLY McCOURT
Everett
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