Re: Carla Bonney's June 30 commentary, "Why I'm taking to the streets on the Fourth of July":
Where was Bonney last Fourth of July?
I bet she was home counting her money, savoring what then-President George Bush and the Republicans had done for her country during the previous seven years and hoping that the trend of the rich get richer would continue after Sarah Palin's inauguration.
Yes, Carla, there is a Santa Claus. But he won't be marching with you in this Fourth of July tea party parade. No, he'll be busy trying to fix the economic and global mess that your heroes left us. He'll be trying to deal with the disaster that's befallen California as a result of the minority holding the majority hostage. He'll be shooting off fireworks on the White House lawn, celebrating a president who does something about those less fortunate than Bonney and me -- who thinks that world domination isn't such a hot thing while global warming, stem cell research, market regulation, women's rights and jobs are.
But you go ahead and march, Carla. There will be plenty of room.
-- Fred Rothenberg, Ojai