Keith Burgess-Jackson, J.D., Ph.D.

To the Editor:

Re “Candidate’s
Words Differ From His History” (front page, May 18), about Attorney
General Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, who is running for the
United States Senate:

The article about Mr. Blumenthal’s fabrications concerning his
nonexistent Vietnam service angers me. I am a former Marine captain who
did serve in Vietnam. People like Mr. Blumenthal who managed artfully to
avoid Vietnam are despicable when they lie about their service to seek
public office.

These people insult veterans who actually served in Vietnam. The
question asked of Senator Joseph McCarthy is appropriate to them: “Have
you no sense of decency?” The answer, sadly, is that they do not. Nor,
apparently, are they courageous enough to apologize for their untruths
without weasel words.

I trust that the voters of Connecticut will take Mr. Blumenthal’s lack
of integrity into consideration. We do not need any more of these people
in public office. They reflect dishonor on the country.

Paul Sullivan
Mount Vernon, N.Y., May 18, 2010

Note from KBJ: Amen.