The red states are backbone of nation

REGARDING ELLEN Goodman's Nov. 6 column, "Taking back `values' ":

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You have it all wrong. It is not that we hated John Kerry. It is that we love George W. Bush and his strength, honesty, morals, faith, confidence, and optimism. He sees the cup half full, and Kerry saw it half empty, as do the liberal Democrats (not all Democrats).

You just don't get it. We in the red states are the backbone of this country. We aren't on TV, in the movies, quoted in newsprint, on the bestseller list. We aren't pampered, praised, given trophies, or invited to awards shows.

No, we are the workers who often work two jobs, we grow the food, make the goods, heal the sick, protect the masses, teach and care for children and the elderly, haul the trash, clean the streets, keep the utilities going, volunteer, and, most important, defend this country with our lives.

We are truly the silent majority, and we won't be intimidated by terrorists, dictated to by foreign countries, or forced to give up our beliefs in the sanctity of marriage between a man and a woman.

We wake up every day looking for the sunshine, working without rancor, bitterness, or pity. We are lucky to be alive and live in this wonderful country that everyone in the world wishes they lived in.

Now the Democrats have to accept that Bush is our president for four more years. They may not like him, but, for the sake of our children, we must all work to make this country even better and, most of all, safe for all these little souls.

JOAN W. BRUNSON
Rexburg, Idaho