Dear Big Dog,
I know you don't read the Daily Kos, but I still want to write this letter regarding your wife's presidential ambitions.
First off, I want to say that I'm one of your strongest supporters and believe that you are the best president we've had since Truman. And I would crawl through a field of broken glass to see you back in the Oval Office.
However, I'm very sad to say that your wife should not, for the sake of this party, run for the white house. Your wife is a very intelligent and disciplined woman, and she has been a good senator for the state of New York. She can expect a long and successful career in that revered body.
But running for president is a different story. Our nation is in its greatest crisis since the Civil War. We have a criminal in the White House who has spit on our Constitution, invaded a sovereign nation that did us no harm, and has squandered your budget surplus. As a son of immigrants, I believe this country is the greatest nation in human history and wish it to remain so. Under our current leadership, however, our prestige, reputation, and economic health are all in serious jeopardy. We cannot afford another Republican president. Eight years of Bush has done enough damage to affect us for the next generation.
Because it is so imperative that we put a Democrat in the White House, your wife's nomination will be a disaster for our party and more importantly, our country. Whether it is fair or not, your wife is reviled by a large portion of the population, who will cut off their right arm to prevent her election. The Republican Party will be galvanized in its concerted effort to destroy her. Although she may win New York, Massachusetts, and California, mainstream America will emphatically reject her, giving our party a defeat reminiscent of Dukakis in 88. As a Democrat, I do not want to see my party go back to the days of McGovern, Carter, Mondale, and Dukais, when we would get humiliated on election day. Ironically, your wife's nomination will undo much of the hard work you've done to make our party respectable to Middle America.
Finally, I regret to say that your wife lacks political courage and an overarching governing philosophy. She has said and done anything to come across as more "mainstream" and "tough." While you articulated a clear vision for our country through your New Covenant in 1992, your wife has been a Republican-lite, a living caricature of a Democrat desperately trying to reach out to the all so elusive center.
For the sake of our party and our country, I urge you to convince your wife to not seek the nomination, as tempting as it may be. I know you want to move back to the White House, but you have had your chance, and history will vindicate your presidency.
Sincerely,
A Concerned American