The opinion of E. Robert Nassikas in the June 17 Friday Exchange in The Daily Astorian just another typical Democrat politician doin what comes natcherly (Weiner acts like a Democrat), made me contemplate the importance of knowing facts before voicing an opinion, making bold statements and writing a letter to the editor of an award-winning newspaper and pretending to be Mark Twain writing Huckleberry Finn. 

The attempt to suggest that Democrats, or those who disagree with his political theory are uneducated, lack sophistication or the ability to form an intelligent sentence, written or verbal, is insulting. Democrats and others who oppose his seemingly narrow view welcome a well-written thesis to ponder, debate and form our own argument. 

I would like to provide Mr. Nassikas, those who believe his erroneous statements, and those who may read my letter, with some facts provided by Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, List of federal political scandals in the United States. 

I have broken my research into the last three administrations, counting only the legislative branches of each president, Democrat vs. Republican. The time it took for me to gather this information from what I believe is a reliable source, and not biased or misleading, was about 15 minutes. Did you know that two of the Republican sex scandals required Viagra? Or so they say. 

Please note: These are not just sex scandals statistically represented. Obama: one Democrat vs. three Republicans; Bush: five Democrats vs. 11 Republicans; Clinton: 10 Democrats vs. four Republicans. The total is 16 Democratic vs. 18 Republican legislative scandals.

These simple calculations show an equal level of shame. If Mr. Nassikas must have a winner, its the Republicans, by two, making them the most naughty. I considered all acts of disgrace an embarrassment to our nation and not just fun to watch on TV or read in our newspapers. 

I suggest we Americans come together, recognizing problems, and work for solutions for what we feel is wrong, or can be improved in America, and not blame the ideas of a president because they are not registered with your party. 

I suggest we hold our elected officials accountable instead of beating the party who elected them with told you sos. We are bright, educated and resourceful Americans   lets conduct ourselves as such.

JAMES B. RANDALL

Astoria