Hoover's consolation

Thanks to The Other Page, we discovered this letter written by poet/songwriter David Berman to the Nashville Tennessean:

Can't be easy defending Bush day after day

To the Editor:

How many gallons of Republican Kool-Aid does a Bush supporter have to choke down in order to keep defending the worst president in American history?

Just as Alabamans happily say ''Thank God for Mississippi'' when annual ''quality of life'' rankings come out, I suspect Warren G. Harding, Herbert Hoover and Franklin Pierce are saying, ''Thank God for G. W. Bush'' somewhere in the afterlife.

Anyone who even thinks about voting for this man in November should be prosecuted for treason.

David Berman

Nashville 37212