Editor,

I disagree with Wendy Chappell-Dick and think the progressives are going to ruin this country. Progressives believe that the government must be involved in all levels of reform. The existing constitution is outdated and must be made into a dynamic evolving instrument for social change, using scientific knowledge and the development of administrative bureaucracy.

This means big government, which means higher taxes and more intrusion into our lives. Our Founding Fathers developed this constitution and it has made America great. We have in the last 100 years tried to change it so we can become just another country, such as England or France. Maybe they want us to be like Greece or Spain, so far in debt they will be in trouble for years.

I am very, very proud of America and when Obama apologized for America, I wondered why he would apologize for the greatest country in the world. What we have has never been duplicated. We keep trying to lower ourselves down to other countries but this country just always comes back. When needed we always find a President that brings us higher rather than lower and usually this President is a God fearing person.

With Obama and his bunch we are in debt by trillions, more now with more spending in the works. When President Bush left office, Obama had a 9.5 trillion National debt. Now, 20 months later we are at 13.3 trillion and still spending. Unemployment was 9.5% when President Bush left. Now with Obama it is 10.6%.

Wendy's progressive friends want to tax and have the federal government run our lives. President Reagan said that the best thing that government can do is get out of the way. I believe this is true.

I do want to say one thing about Wendy. She wrote the letter and put down what she believed. She had the strength and courage to sign her name as did Mike Zimmerman and I will sign this letter. Shame on you people for being anonymous. If you believe it, sign the letter. If you cannot sign the letter, don't write it, because it means nothing if you are ashamed to put your name on it.

Way to go Wendy.

Thank you,

Bob Amstutz