Dear Little Hawk,

I would be remiss were I not to mention that:

Reducing the government, streamlining the bureaucracy and returning power to the states don't sound like they would be the promises of the party of Lincoln, the party that fought to preserve the national union, but they are, and logically so.

With a core belief in the idea of the primacy of individuals, the Republican Party, since its inception, has been at the forefront of the fight for individuals' rights in opposition to a large, bloated government.

Any and all attempts to paint us as racist or authoritarian are simply the democRATs accusing us of that which they themselves are guilty.

mav out