Let’s ignore for a moment the perplexing fact that McCain’s “Senator Obama as a celebrity” ads redefined the ability to inspire millions of people as a negative quality in a political candidate. 

Oh, come on Larry Remener, get real. Talk about ignoring the facts.  I claim your letter as “wacky” and “freaked out” because it WAS — it was another in a long line of hateful, vindictive letters over almost eight years, claiming things that just are not true. 

John McCain talks a lot about how many years he has worked in Washington as a Congressman and Senator, but when all is said and done, what really matters? 

I recently read a piece in the Washington Post by Chris L. Jenkins entitled, “Va. Reviewing Overhaul of Mental Health System.” This comes in light of the high profile mentally ill Seung-Hui Cho who killed 32 students at Virginia Tech.

I like to watch the markets a bit. Maybe part of a fantasy I have. As if I had millions of dollars to invest, where would I put it.  Two institutions are kinda scary — a year ago Fannie Mae was trading at $70.57 per share, and Freddie Mac was trading at $67.20.

How refreshing it was to read the “objective” cover story on Corey Stewart in a recent DC Examiner. 

I’m writing about Jeff Frederick’s reckless and irresponsible claim that voter registration fraud is occurring across the commonwealth. He said “there appears to be a coordinated and widespread effort in Virginia to commit voter fraud” (Washington Post, July 29).

I was very happy to see in the county roundup that Animal Control employees were honored as Employee of the Month. 

Kudos to our Assistant Attorney, Sandra Sylvester for nominating our Animal Control Crew. Congratulations to our Animal Control Employees. They are a fine crew of workers who dedicate their lives daily for God’s little creatures. 

Mr. Ord O. Ely should be commended for conducting research before writing his opinion letter to the newspaper (“President Bush’s decision was justified,” Aug. 11). 

With regard to Robert Moeller’s letter to the editor of Aug. 6, please let it be known that I have no position whatsoever on “No Fault Divorce” as he so ridiculously — but again, I repeat myself — posits in his letter. 

Regarding a Manassas letter of Aug. 1, I couldn’t pass on a reaction. When you used the Post opinion for reference on to how to govern or rate your reputation, you begin with a bad limp.

Don Scott’s letter of July 26 was ostensibly a response to my criticism of George W. Bush and John McCain for showing disdain for our troops by opposing Sen. Jim Webb’s G.I. bill, and then hypocritically claiming credit for its passage. 

In his letter to the editor on Aug. 7, Mr. Earl Dixon expressed his concerns regarding graffiti in his neighborhood. 

I want to thank everyone who supported me on my 20 mile swim on Aug. 1.

For the life of me I can’t comprehend why it is so hard for some people to allow others to merge into traffic. 

At the 2008 National Migration Conference, the Catholic bishop of Guatemala asked the Director of ICE:  “Are you conscious of the consequences of deportation on families and on the economies of their home countries?”

In response to the recent cartoon satirizing Senator Obama’s comment about properly inflated tires. Let him speak for himself.

The county “crime rate” has been declining since 2001. 

When John Mc Cain says he supports our troops and they support him, it is a lie. 

I have done my homework. In early July, Canada received a final shipment of 550 metric tons of yellowcake uranium from Iraq. 

I want to thank Dr. Bukzin DDS and staff for helping me in a time of need. 

Thanks to the generosity of Rolling Thunder and of the Lake Ridge/Dale City/Manassas communities as well as a Special Education Class at Forest Park High School, Fox’s Pizza Den was able to send almost 200 camouflage Christmas stockings to service members in several camps in Iraq.

We can see an allegorical example of China’s influence on our country through the National Basketball Association. 

This letter is written in response to “Substance vs. surface in politics” (Potomac News, August 6).

I find the Board of County Supervisors Chairman Corey Stewart’s statement that the General Assembly’s authorization of the NVTA was “criminal because they knew or should have known that was unconstitutional,” inconsistent with his subsequent vote on the law.

Thank you very much for the complete coverage your reporter, Kipp Hanley, gave to the VRE public meeting recently and for your related opinion column. 

I work in Information Technology and have seen a tremendous increase in the offshoring of American jobs over the past couple of years that is frightening! 

Recently, the Montclair Property Owner’s Association Board decided to turn over the overpopulation problem of the geese in Lake Montclair to the USDA in order to keep the “fouling” of the lake to a minimum. 

We need to have more support groups in our communities for the sleep apnea patients.