Dear Sue

It's clear that Congresswoman Sue Kelly has conceded after reading my letter to the Jounal News. In all seriousness, this is a great, if unexpected, victory. That John Hall, of all people, could end the Republican domination of New York's 19th CD is truly remarkable. It took an incredible grass roots effort for this to happen. President Bush deserves some credit, as well. Congress' failure yesterday to approve free trade status for Vietnam is making me a little nervous, however, about our newly elected Democrats as a majority of Democrats present voted against the bill. Doing the right thing on Iraq is well-nigh impossible (and don't blame the poor Iraqis for this mess) but Vietnam, after all these years, is another story. We'll have to rely on the lame duck Republicans to fix this one.