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

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Katherine bought tickets for Black Sabbath on 7 September. See here for tour details.

I love Sarah Palin and I love Ted Cruz, so it pains me to read this. Unless Cruz cleans up his act immediately (and that means getting control of his campaign aides and supporters), I'm done with him. In my view, a politician should never so much as mention his or her rivals for office, much less make disparaging remarks or personal attacks. Just inform the voters of your beliefs, values, principles, and plans, and leave it at that. The voters can compare the candidates' views and vote for the candidate whose views they most prefer. I guess what I'm saying is that politics doesn't have to be personal; it can (and should) be philosophical. The way to send this message is to withhold votes for those candidates who go negative. I'm about to withhold my vote from Cruz.

To the editor:

It is true that most voters on both sides of the aisle are angry, but you completely omit the primary source of the anger. ("The year of the angry voter," editorial, Jan. 31)

You conclude correctly that voters are angry about indecisive and incompetent government. You mention a “braggadocious” candidate and a candidate who wants to “carpet bomb” Islamic State. Alas, you miss the mark completely in identifying the root cause of the anger held by most Americans.

The editorial suggests that the source of the anger emanates from the candidates' solutions. The Times is completely wrong.

The anger of voters is overwhelmingly provoked by dishonest politicians. There's Benghazi, e-mail servers, breached security, cover-ups, unequal enforcement of the law, governance by fiat and outright mendacity—these are all the root causes of the anger voters are expressing now.

Not mentioning the name of the most culpable candidate is unbecoming of a great newspaper like The Times. It should re-examine this issue.

Rob Reisig, Yorba Linda

Note from KBJ: Don't disrupt the coronation, Rob.

Hillary Clinton has sewn up the Dry Crusty Muffin vote. (Watch the whole thing.)

This is a view from inside Fort Mackinac. Click to enlarge.

This blog had 4,903 visits during January, which is an average of 159.4 visits per day. A year ago, the average was 171.3.

It's been 38 years to the day since I consumed alcohol.

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