Wayne Davis in his letter to the editor on Aug. 31, "Shift in editorials, wire service articles a concern," says he is a lifelong Republican, something I find extremely hard to accept. As far as the editorial that turned his stomach, "Vacation for Obama welcome relief for us, too," I suggest he get a little thicker skin.

As a so-called Republican, where was he for the last six years or so when almost every editorial in this paper bashed Bush beyond belief?

Barack Obama has the biggest public relations campaign of any president ever, as well as spending the most money of all of them combined. Do you think being in Cape Cod on vacation when Kennedy died was by chance? Vacation at Camp David another PR opportunity to play Kennedy into his health-care takeover attempt.

If Obama had a boot on one foot and a dress shoe on the other, those who dare bring it to light would be labeled a racist, an extreme radical or whatever else American citizens who dare to speak their minds in public are called. How dare they?

Obama has been held to task on nothing in the mainstream media, it's about time he is.

After what was done to President Bush, whether you are left or right in your thinking, where is your sense of being fair-minded? Toughen up, folks, the truth will prevail in the end and you will see the true man you elected president.

Eric Hardesty

South China