Letters: Stock crisis is about fiscal responsibility: It's that simple

I'm responding to the Oct. 16 opinion piece by Harold Meyerson, "Conservatism and the gods that failed." Not everything he wrote was wrong, slanted, biased or partisan — just most of it.

I fail to see how he figures conservatives "worship" unregulated capitalism and are responsible for the "reigning economic theology of the past 30 years." Indeed the "gospel" of market self-sufficiency works when allowed to function freely without governmental or "socialist" intervention. His elitist arrogance is evident in his comment about "liberalism has been handed the task of building a more sustainable economy from the old." How does he figure that? Furthermore, his desire for the "Feds" to take control of the banking and protect us? Please!

He's an editor-at-large but seems to have his fastball down pretty good when it comes to slinging mud. He has no problem believing his beloved "libs" have all the answers and none of the responsibilities for where we happen to be economically. What an offensive article this was.

Those people, businesses, etc., that have taken the time to educate themselves, plan, save, and be responsible for their own decisions have done OK and will weather the storm. Those that took the risks (gambled) and didn't, well, we're hearing about them. The issue isn't how conservatives messed up and liberals will fix it, which isn't true anyway. It's about fiscal responsibility. It's that simple.

David Lee

Klamath