From Today's New York Times
To the Editor:
Paul Krugman's March 29 column reminded me of a letter I received in the mid-1990's from the National Rifle Association.
The letter sought to whip up hysteria over alleged abuses and excesses on the part of federal law enforcement officials, going so far as to invoke a future of "jack-booted government thugs" raiding the homes of innocent citizens who did not have the wherewithal to defend themselves.
I did not renew my N.R.A. membership after that.
How can Mr. Krugman associate Terri Schiavo's parents, Tom DeLay, Gov. Jeb Bush and conscientiously objecting pharmacists with possible political assassinations? Mr. Krugman's inflammatory rhetoric is more extreme than the cultural conservatives'.
Jared Pace
New York, March 30, 2005
Posted at 6:47 PM CT on Thursday, 31 March 2005