Madam, - If George Bush fails to be re-elected the world will be a safer place, rid of the man who poses a great threat to world peace and the very survival of the planet.
If, in addition, Mark Steyn keeps his promise to cease writing for The Irish Times in the event of Bush's demise, the happiness of many of your readers will know no bounds. The space vacated by this boring, cynical and hate-filled writer can then be allocated to a columnist whose purpose will not be to sicken and distress your readers but rather to entertain, inform and uplift them. - Yours, etc.,
CARMEL COURTNEY, Sandyford Road, Dublin 16.