Beleaguered Democrats

I agree absolutely with F. Sopper (Commentary, Sept. 2) that what this country needs is a bigger-than-life President, “a caped crusader.” I am sick of these mediocre politicians.

President Bush puts me to sleep when he talks on TV. He told us today (Sept. 2) what we had learned from the news services two hours before. The fact that he has Gorbachev’s ear on the telephone, as always, thrills me not at all.

Communism is dying, but not yet dead in the world and the United States should have a leader who realizes this and many other things of which George Bush is woefully ignorant.

We need someone electrifying, who can raise us above the mundane and still be cognizant of our dreary everyday problems. Above all, he must be interesting and a decent speaker.

MILDRED CAMERON, Lake Elsinore