This all sounds very strange coming from a man who has used every dirty trick there is to win votes and stay in office. Also, what are his ties to big businesses and how ethical is is for him to take advantage of benefits given by various businesses? Have his votes in Congress been influenced by contributions, as an example?

The writer would think Dole should first think back through his political career about his means of obtaining income along with the politics he has used. Wasn't it once said he who is without sin cast the first stone?

If Dole's ethics, morality, and character are as pure as he tries to get people to believe, then he has every right to cast stones. If not, then he is as hypocritical and as of questionable character as those he has accused.

Wouldn't it be much better to simply concentrate on the issues? But, is Dole capable of that? One often hears him deride Clinton's administration. But, one seldom hears him offer alternatives. Afterall, it is easy to criticize or analyze after-the-fact; that's called 'hindsight'.

It is also easy to criticize when one does not have to offer alternatives. That seems to be the practice of Dole. Regardless of questions he has been asked, he invariably gets the topic off on something President Clinton has said, done, or thought. He has always avoided answering to his methods or beliefs in dealing with issues.

In reality, Dole isn't taking the gloves off. He has never had them on which brings his own character into question.

He is not giving the public the benefit of how he would handle various problems that plaque our society and the world. That also brings his character into question, along with the ethical question of possibly not giving the public facts.

Is it ethically sound to base one's potential to hold the highest office in the land by striking out against an opponent's alleged failings in the realm of personalities?

Is it ethically and morally sound to mislead people against another person? Is it ethically and morally sound to make statements against another, statements that are not supported and may, indeed, be falsehoods?

Dole has become a millionaire during his stint in politics. Is it ehtically and morally sound for him to be against improvements that will help or has helped the common man? He never hesitated to accept increases in his own pay, increases each time that have far exceeded the years' take-home pay of any lower income family.

Dole is using in his attack statements such as Clinton having people in his administration that have been investigated for immoral improprieties. Maybe he should check out his own party members' immoral improprieties through the years.

But, his answer to the degree of amoral and ethical behaviors that are certain to be found would be that it has nothing to do with him; he is pure in thought and action. Yeh, right.

The writer hopes that people see through Dole. He knows many do not and for the life of me, I cannot understand why. How can so many be so blind to the facts supporting Dole just being a Washington politician, a self-serving person who has done as much harm against everyday people as any other person who has ever been in the federal government?

When you fill out your tax forms, remember, it was Dole that led the way to many of the increases you have suffered. At the same time, he wants you to forget Clinton has helped improve the situation by not increasing lower and middle income people. He, instead, taxed the people who back Dole, the big business entities and people earning over $200,000 a year.

Ladies and Gentlemen, it is really time to question the strategies used by politicians seeking office. It is time to question every politicians' ethical and moral behaviors, along with their characters.

Underhanded, below-the-belt politics should be removed as a vote-getting activity.

We need the truth concerning issues. The people need the truth from politicians at all times. The people need to demand personalities are taken out of politics and allow only the bare facts to remain.

We are a society that wants truth, justice, and the American way to prevail, aren't we?

Or, is the American way actually a catch-all term for doing or saying whatever a person desires without any regards to ethics, morally, or the damage done to other people and our system of government?