The following is a letter to the editor.

After reading many Letters to the Editor and also many opinions by educated individuals with pile-it-higher-and-deeper degrees, etc., I have come to the conclusion many folks are on one side of the political fence or the other.

Never mind all the liberal news articles by the associated depressed and other news outlets The Daily Telegram and Monroe News carries, I just wish folks would apply critical thinking instead of criticizing differences. That being said, I have a short test so you can decide what side of the fence you are on. Here goes: If a conservative doesn't like guns he won't buy one; if a liberal does not like guns, he wants all guns outlawed. If a conservative is a vegetarian, he doesn't eat meat; if a liberal is a vegetarian, he wants all meat products banned for everyone. If a conservative is down and out, he thinks how to better his or her situation; a liberal wonders who is going to take care of him. If a conservative doesn't like a talk show host, he switches channels; liberals demand those they don't like it to be shut down. If a conservative is a non-believer, he doesn't go to church; a liberal non-believer wants any mention of God and Jesus silenced. If a conservative decides he needs health care, he goes about shopping for it, or may choose a job that provides it; a liberal demands the rest of us pay for his. If a conservative reads this, he will share it with his friends so they can have a good laugh; a liberal will delete it out of his mind, because he is offended by the truth.

Our first president was quoted, “I would rather die on my feet, than to live on my knees.” Do you think he would be a conservative or liberal today?

Mark Masters