<u+201c> the democrats in winter <u+201d> (page one, nov. 19) quotes president obama as saying that big parts of the country <u+201c>just aren<u+2019>t hearing us.<u+201d> with due respect, the president for the past eight years has had the loudest microphone on the planet. americans have heard exactly what he has been saying and selling. contrary to the president<u+2019>s thinking, these americans aren<u+2019>t bitterly clinging to anything. rather, they embrace their faith and their beliefs in the traditional family unit and marriage. they want to be left alone by the government, to be happy (if they are so fortunate) in their family life, their civic and volunteer associations and the schools where they choose to educate their children. <u+201c>the life of julia,<u+201d> presented during mr. obama<u+2019>s 2012 campaign, with the government as cradle-to-grave caretaker with little room for religion and community, isn<u+2019>t something they will ever choose. rather than doing more talking, democrats should instead listen more to what our citizens between the coasts are saying about their hopes and dreams for themselves and their children<u+2014>and then act on what they are saying. ed grysavage st. augustine, fla. the nov. 8 election should have made abundantly clear that democrats aren<u+2019>t hearing big chunks of the country. sherrie menghini kalispell, mont. not considered when evaluating the election results were the votes of those of us who call ourselves christian. for decades now, we have seen legislation come out of washington that has been eroding what has been foundational belief not only for the founders but also for millions of people living in our nation today. and we seemed to have nothing to say about it. now we feel that we have some breathing room. i<u+2019>m no trump fan, my hope isn<u+2019>t in any human being, but we do need to take a serious look at the direction of this nation. allen quenichet bartlett, tenn.
democrats face a chilly winter of discontent - wsj
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