Letter of the day: This year, it's mother who knows best

March 8, 2008 at 11:20PM

Garrison Keillor boils our presidential choices down to Papa or the whiz-kid brother ("Sometimes we need a leap forward," March 2). But Hillary Clinton is in this race, too.

Forget both Pops and the whizzer. Vote for Mom. You know she'll always have your best interests at heart. She has the table set, and she's calling you home to responsibility.

KATHRYN CHRISTENSON, ST, PETER, MINN.

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