Partisanship not part of 'country first'

Christopher Skeet, in a recent Fence Post letter, boasted that as a conservative, he "instinctively puts country first."

Certainly people ought to believe their particular political philosophy is correct.

However, the habit of associating your philosophy with larger virtues has a toxic effect on political discussions and the political process. That kind of delusional thinking, with grandiose claims of virtue, is apparent at Fox News.

They attack the "mainstream media" for being "biased" and yet promote the fantasy that at FOX "We report. You decide."

Bill O'Reilly arrogantly describes his daily hour of conservative propaganda as "the no spin zone."

In Mr. Skeet's letter, he provided a great example of that kind of delusion of virtue. He said that in the future, liberals should follow the current conservative example of putting country first and accepting the results of the election. When I listen to conservative talk radio and hear constant references to "Barack Hussein Obama" or receive repeated e-mails about Obama's alleged lack of "natural born" citizenship, I believe it is evidence of a continued effort to undermine or challenge the decision made by the majority.

I certainly don't see the gracious, patriotic effort to rally around the new president that Mr. Skeet claims to be the hallmark of the "country first" conservative attitude.

Jeff Huebner

Schaumburg