Sept. 11 — To the Editor:

Sept. 11 — To the Editor:



For 12 hours, I stood at the polls holding a sign for a friend, John Reagan, who won his primary by a narrow margin, despite the fact that many Democrats crossed the line to support his primary opponent.



For 12 hours, I was lectured by liberals holding Democratic signs on the other side about how they needed more funding for absolutely everything under the sun. Every conceivable wrong and tragedy that had existed in society since time immemorial demanded the same response: more taxes, more spending, more mandates and more top-down controls.



University of New Hampshire tuition is too high? They could just restore a few tax and fee increases — $200 in new taxes might save $100 on college tuition. What entitlement crisis? All lies, they assured us. Didn't Obama promise to end the war, I asked. Bush and FOX were to blame.



The private ownership of firearms, several argued, might be permissible for hunting harmless animals, but never for acting in self-defense. Well, self-defense might be permitted on some occasions, but not if the assailant merely had a knife, because guns are more dangerous than knives.



School vouchers? Never! One tax dollar might be used toward the purchase of a Bible! For 12 hours, shrill cries came up from Democrats to defend limitless use of the tax system to pay for every illness, misfortune, disease or bout of harsh weather.



I'm voting for Libertarian candidate Gov. Gary Johnson. He has the only plan to reduce spending and balance the federal budget. He's also the only one of the three presidential candidates who makes any sense.



Max Abramson



Seabrook