As a person who is very tired of the political animosity that's been in play for a long time and the vitriol that's been spewed by both sides of the political spectrum, I was excited to read Tina Aschenbrenner's letter to the editor on April 10 that she "was writing her letter completely free of complaints and negativity."

Hurrah, I thought.

And then I got to the fifth paragraph and read these words: " . . . George W. Bush, his corrupt administration and this war and that we're no longer destined to become a Big Brother, right-wing-run church state."

And I realized that complaints and negativity are really okay, as long as you use it against those you don't agree with.

Politics as usual continues to rule the day. Sue Poulson Thousand Oaks