For a minute, let's assume that Jolly Ol' "Salt Nick" will place payers

of his bloated salary above his slippery saltwater friends.

For a minute, let's assume that "Salt Nick" will actually apply salt to

clear streets after his mystery snowfall trigger.

For a minute, let's assume that thousands of damaged cars and buses,

sand-clogged storm drains and streams are less environmentally and

financially costly than salt.

For a minute, let's assume that 5 years of demolished Viaduct will be

less painful to economy and tax revenues than one week of snow-stranded

workers and shoppers.

For a minute, let's assume that "Salt Nick" cares that citizens possess

the means of self-protection against criminals.

Well, after that one minute (and on Election Day 2009), let's all pull

our heads out! (Including one Herald reporter who allowed "Salt Nick"

to feed her alarmist misinformation of the Seattle Center incident "that

killed three people.")

Salt Nick's most utopian and faux-green government never could and never

will provide for all the people at all times. So, like real Americans,

we shovel our own snow, drive our own SUV's and carry personal

protection to foil thugs, rapists and thieves.

We need porky politicians to ban our Natural Right to personal defense

like we need a ban on tire chains and snow shovels!

Craig Keller

4445 53rd Ave. SW

Seattle, WA 98116

(206) 935-4625

Note to Editor: 1-7-09, Page 9

In the article "Concealed weapons could be banned from

city property" in our Jan. 7,2009 issue, it was written that three people were killed during a shooting at Seattle's Folklife Festival when in fact only two were wounded. At the time the issue went to press we believed that to be correct according to information provided by the city. We regret the error.