Thank you, as always, for writing what few others will. Your columns are invaluable.

Read your slam on Russert - I was distressed by your comments and find it necessary to respond - this world has too few good men and the loss of Russert was a serious blow. You discredited him enormously in your article and then to add insult to injury personally attacked him in your last paragraph by reaffirming your prediction of his demise because of his red face and obesity. Where do you get your gaul - I anticipate that your genetics don't include a weight struggle. I can be assured that your death will not be the celebration of life that Russerts was, you won't have thousands of people to mourn your passing - so go ahead and continue to bash the man, whose integrity stood out in the crowd, was is the salary that fed your fury? Bet you don't come close, your jealousy of the man is apparent - and I would agree, you have something to be jealous of. Spend your journalistic energy on someone worth bashing, have you thought of writing your biography?