European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 23, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 18i letters to the editor thursday december 23,1993 the s european edition col Steven s. Hoffman Usan commar Xref publish or Bernard a. Zovistoski editor news and editorial Nebo rim a tither Nawoj Debaar Sotl mtr european editor sow teak sport editor Feorg Mao a City editor to write us unit 29480 Apo a 09211 or Postrach 11 14 3/ 64278 Darmstadt Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416 to Call us dial 06155 601 plus Extension or Dan 348-8 plus Extension As follows news exl. 237,255,282,226,326. Sports ext 225,269,263,332,321,221. Features ext. 230,245i 341, letters to editor ext. 208 education Jimi Jones. Ext. 226 business news ext. 326. News bureaus Heidelberg Germany Joh pit Owan room 117. . 104, s9t 26 Hottot Twig car 419, Box 1316, Apo a 09102 Telephone Dan 370-7010 or Civ pm 06221-23421 Tot tax 00221-27239. 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Tha appearance of advertising in Thi publication including insert or supplement does not constitute endorsement by the department of defense or the stars end Stipe Cit the product or services advertised. Health subsidies 1 Wou d like to thank president Clinton for once again asking everyone to subsidize the poor health habits of other americans. I first came government tobacco studies now the president wants to Trust government bureaucracy to ration one seventh of the . Economy in his health care Reform plan How is this subsidizing poor health habits api the smokers or Navy drinkers or any other group that represents disproportionately Large health costs due to lifestyle choices will drive up the Cost of care for everyone. Since everyone will Vii a a pay the same set minimum which docs not depend in any Way on personal choices about health those with lower Quot aver a Quot health costs Are subsidizing those to live recklessly. Even if rates arc age health costs Are subsidizing those who live recklessly. Even if rates arc eventually adjusted they will always be subject to political Caprice. If smoking etc., Are sufficient reasons for private insurance firms to raise their fees because they incur demonstrably Higier risk then Why  the government set rates in the same Way remember the government which governs Best is that which governs least. �?1st i. Robert . Munden Fric Beig Germany a. Ifs time for Rush regarding the headline that appeared in the Wilmington . Star news As taken from the los Angeles times a Pentagon scratches Rush Limbaugh on armed forces radio  the Pentagon has banned ultraconservative talk show Host Rush Limbaugh from its armed forces radio and television service because he a represents Only one Point of View Quot and a because soldiers would rather watch sports and listen to  the piece also mentioned Quot a new Pentagon Survey indicating that soldiers actually May not care much for or.  that a great. We can die for our country but we Are not intellectual enough to make Pur own judgment whether or not to watch or listen to the show but we need the Pentagon to make that determination for us. However one thing about this is great. Our Security is getting better because that Quot Survey seems to have been the Best kept secret in this Century. 1 can find no one who was aware of it. Who was surveyed and when Why is he so popular he is funny honest educational asks Tough important questions that no one else seems willing to ask and gives answers and reasons for the news around us. He stands upon individual rights with responsibility. It is past time for an to come clean be honest with its listeners and give us what we deserve and that is not More of the same. Editor s note since this letter was written arts has announced that tentative agreement has been reached to carry portions of Limbaugh a radio program a Robert m. Springli Schwil Furt Germany. A a a a a a. Play be the rules too Many erroneous teachings Are passed on through society schools the news Media parents etc., to adults and children alike. Lets face it there is Only one Way to Leam the right Way the right Way is the right Way. Recently the youth services is asked me to officiate two youth soccer Ames and i opted to do  told now the game should be officiated i was astonished by the makeshift rules under which the is authorities had these Young boys and girls playing. I have been a referee for youth soccer football on several occasions before and i agree that some rules May be modified to facilitate very Young children. That is Al right. What is wrong is for the is authorities to change the rules of the game completely. Regardless of How you look at it wrong doctrines will always teach our children the wrong answers. So Why do we continue to do it a Winford l. Smith bad Kreuz Nath Germany ,. A a really touching i would like to commend the supervisor of the privately owned vehicle inspection Point at Panzer Cavern in Bowling in Germany for allowing the staff a half Day free to attend the Frank Zappa memorial tribute. The slight inconvenience involved was nothing compared to the very moving feeling and obvious sincerity of the staff involved. 4 this was a real German american event in the full sense. 1 found it really touching. A Betty Ramirez Stuttgart Germany editors note the Holiday season has produced a shortage of letters so this feature has been abbreviated. We encourage our readers a especially those who have never submitted a letter to write to us expressing viewpoints that Are published daily on this Page. A letters must be signed and include address and Telephone number. Preference is Given to Shorter letters so that More can be published in a timely manner. We Reserve the right to edit letters Tor clarity length and taste. Send to letters to the editor the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211. Commentary softy Clinton turns Tough in Aspin Case by David Lauter. It is of All presidential decisions perhaps the hardest one Short of going to War and almost certainly the one most Ofin mishandled. A it s a Little bit breathtaking by the standards of the rest of the year Quot said Princeton professor Fred Grenstein a leading scholar of the presidency. The dismissal of los Aspin As Secretary of defense was a one of those things where the knives done to show and everyone is in  almost sounds like some other presidency Quot in comparison with the mishandled personnel moves of Clinton a Early months. Adding to the Surprise is the impression held by Many that this was precisely the sort of act that Clinton a the Man accused of wanting everyone to love him a would avoid at almost any Cost. All the Surprise however May have been unwarranted. Despite Clinton a obvious desire to be liked he repeatedly in his political career has demonstrated a Cool readiness to Cut his tosses when needed even if that Means cutting off a Long time associate the highly Public decision to let go of Aspin May cause the Public and political observers to focus More closely on that aspect of Clinton a character i shift in focus that could help Himeji of Many americans who still see him As ind Sivc. So the Aspin decision May not Only have rid Clinton of a serious personnel problem if May also be a step toward reshaping the Public s View of him. The willingness to sacrifice the careers of others hardly seems the most endearing of characteristics. But it is a characteristic presidents can Seldom do without Early in the fall amid mounting criticism of his foreign policy team Clinton quietly began talking with a Small number of top aides about replacing Aspin. Even As officials publicly denied that any such moves were in the works chief of staff Thomas f. A Mack Quot Mclarty began developing a list of replacements and although some officials suggested holding off a decision on Aspin until after the nato Summit meeting next month Clinton rejected that idea and insisted on finishing the matter be fore the end of the year. Even some of his own advisers were surprised at the decision a a lot of people did no to think he would do it Quot said one presidents almost a fall handle this sort of thing badly because its a bad situation Quot said historian Steven Ambrose a biographer of former presidents Eisenhower and Nixon the decision to get rid of a lop official whether a White House aide or a Cabinet member inevitably Calls into question the presidents judgment in having hired the person in the first place. Moreover Ambrose said a you give up a lot in taking one of these jobs Quot Aspin for example a gave up the chairmanship Quot of the House armed services committee a gave up a secure seat. You Pul him in the toughest Job in the Cabinet and then after a year say a Bye a sure its Tough a in Aspinw Scase said a former senior official close to Clinton that aspect a made it hard for the  Clinton the former official s3td, a really agonized Over it Quot worrying about a what does Aspin do now he a not going to run a company Quot a this was handled As Well As any better than most said Ambrose reflecting on Aspinw a dismissal. A a a s really quite  to not just is Mah when Ycu amp Nemea bogus grape you re showing pts respect for and what Community wout that  Cut i c los Angeles Timas  my fraternity Man which Means aujtmore1qme than a Bunch of Peak greek geeks Uke Pythagoras archimedes an Hypotenuse j to 2i backoff Man. 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