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LETTERS, Page 6THE VELVET HAMMER
Secretary of State James Baker is one of the most influential,
savvy and respected national figures America has produced in this
decade (NATION, Feb. 13). I met him in 1978, when he was
campaigning to be Texas' attorney general. I gave him my support.
He did not win, but his loss of that race has proved a windfall for
the rest of the country.
James L. Schwinkendorf
Arlington, Texas
Have we forgotten that it was just a few short months ago that
Baker was directing what was probably the dirtiest campaign in
political history? And now he is being described as a "gentleman"
and "the Velvet Hammer." No, James Baker is more like a mudslinger
par excellence.
Edwin M. Schmidt
Springfield, Va.
Baker is definitely "a man for all seasons." Count me as a
supporter for his candidacy for President in 1996.
Patricia Purdie
Houston
There is nothing more repulsive to a true sportsman than
someone who shoots baited game. My admiration for our kinder,
gentler President who chose such a person as his Secretary of State
has declined more than somewhat.
Lynwood Johnson
Montgomery
Secretary Baker said, "The Soviet Union remains a very heavily
armed power with interests that are adverse to the U.S.," and
claims that Moscow continues to "test the alliance, to probe, to
look for weaknesses." Statements like these do not generate
optimism for good relations between the two countries. In the
Soviet Union too, there are influential people who are inclined to
argue that the U.S. still conducts a hostile policy with respect
to the U.S.S.R. and is continuing the arms race. These mistaken
polemics can only bring our two nations back to the positions they
occupied before the recent summit meetings.
Valeri Neyev
Novosti Press Agency
Moscow