THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Tuesday, May 9, 1995                   TAG: 9505090006
SECTION: FRONT                    PAGE: A14  EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Letter 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   31 lines

DON'T BLAME TALK SHOWS FOR BOMBING

President Clinton appeared very presidential, for once, after the Oklahoma City bombing. Then he lapsed back to his old ways and used this tragedy to try to throttle legitimate opposition to his liberal agenda.

This inexcusable act of violence was caused more by the bloated, inefficient federal government than by any factual talk-show host the likes of Rush Limbaugh or Tony Snow.

Much of our nation's difficulties can be laid at the feet of irresponsible liberal leadership that has not tackled the real issues, i.e., reduction of the bloated federal government and social-welfare system that are rapidly dragging this country to the poor house. The ``leadership'' has no agenda. It's busy tilting against windmills and rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic, i.e., homosexuals in the military, women aboard warships, knee-jerking to every special-interest group.

This country needs leadership today like it never needed it before, and it's not coming from the executive branch of the government.

BOB BRINER

Virginia Beach, May 2, 1995 by CNB