Show M Lets Let's start a little argument shall we Every Everyone one in his district last week received a questionnaire from our Congressman Laurence Laurence Laur Laur- ence Burton I hope you all took time to answer yours Laurence is doing such a grand job as our representative at Washington that he deserves to know what youre you're thinking So now the argument ar argument argument ar- ar begins because heres here's how Im I'm thinking The questionnaire starts out with a series on National Security Security Security Se Se- How should we achieve our goal in Viet Nam Should we withdraw immediately immediately immediately immedi immedi- No is what I think Re Re- luce lute military ground activities No o. o Stop bombing North Viet VietNam VietNam VietNam Nam No Ill I'll say yes on the other two Increase military efforts efforts efforts ef ef- forts generally but ESPECIALLY ESPECIALLY ALLY on the sea The finest Navy In the world is going to waste over there Lets Let's get more good out of it Also Id I'd enter into or continue talks with the Viet Cong and North Viet Nam q This war in Viet Nam is nomore no nomore nomore more popular with me than it is with you But as long as our boys are there I say lets let's give them every support we possibly can I haven't forgotten how we lost wor wide d-wide face in Korea because our fighters were not permitted t to cross an imaginary boundary On Dom Domestic tic Security our Congre Congressman man wants to know how we recommend meeting the cost of the war in ht Viet Nam Borrow No Increase the taxes Lord no Reduce other other other oth oth- er military commitments No indeed Reduce economic aid abroad and apply savings to war You Your i r bet The billions wo we spend buying friendship all over ovel the world make the us sneering sneering- laughingstock of the universe Has it bought us any friends How much of it actually goes to the needy I would give aid abroad ONLY to those thos countries who have proven their friendship friendship friendship friend friend- ship and the honesty of their leadership o Still on Domestic Policy Polley Should these programs be contin continued continued con con- tin or discontinued If it were me Id I'd continue the Job Corps Community Action and Food Stamps I dont don't know e enough n o 0 u ugh g h about VISTA and Upward Bound to comment They are probably new names for some old project which became unpopular And I would discontinue Demonstration Cities because as far as I can learn Zearn they've been a flop Farm Price Supports Supports Sup Sup- ports because they seem to tobe tobe tobo be bo taking us farther and farther far ther away from the rugged individualism we once prized so hi g 9 h I y and closer and closer to complete Federal control M Y YAs As the Republican presidential president president- ial nominee in 1968 I would like to see Rockefeller and I would vote for him Today Maybe by next year I will go for Romney but he will have to assert himself himself himself him him- self first firt I like Nixon but I dont don't like to back a loser In possible development of Antelope Island I would prefer prefer pre prey fer for complete state development development development develop develop- ment or a combination o o 01 both I am far from a John Birch member but I believe federal government is becoming becoming becom ing much too tOI powerful a and n d bureaucratic outside Washing Washing- ton So that's how I answered Congressman Congressman Con Con- gressman Burtons Burton's question question- How did YOU differ If Im I'm per pel cent off thank God for my privilege of free thinking thinking think think- ing lag in America Mac Mac |