President Clinton

With a cogent editorial (“You’re President . . . and They’re Not,” Aug. 15), The Times has urged President Clinton to press on with his ambitious agenda despite a troublesome first two years. Emphasized are the President’s enormous energy, intelligence and appetite for the big issues.

In contrast to the veto presidency of George Bush, here is a leader who has dared to engage the time-encrusted monsters of health care, crime, foreign trade (NAFTA), budgetary control, the environment and government waste. Notwithstanding his Administration’s stumbling and Republican obstructionism at almost every turn, Clinton has set before the American people uncomfortable and unavoidable choices that will have profound impact on their lives.

Emerson has written, “People wish to be settled; only as far as they are unsettled is there any hope for them.” Viewed from that perspective, the battle-scarred Clinton presidency gives us much to hope for in the next two years.

WILLIAM CORZINE

Hacienda Heights

* Your editorial is very well stated except that the culprits causing President Clinton problems are from both parties, as many Democrats as Republicans.

The editorial did, however, hit on the real problem when you stated, “You have tremendous energy, an enormous appetite for the big issues . . . and an obvious desire to make this country better.” The problem is the President’s ideology is to take us on the road to Marxist socialism, and not only Congress but the citizens understand that and will continue to stand against his policies, which take us in that direction.

J. BROOKS McNEILL

Los Angeles

* Thank you for the encouragement for President Clinton. I was ready to cancel my subscription because your paper is so Republican--now I know better.

MARGARET TOLEGIAN

Monterey Park