Vice President’s Visit to Little Saigon

The coverage of the vice president’s campaign visit provided still more contradictions of Dan Quayle. I find it quite ironic that he managed to be “back home in Indiana” during the Vietnam conflict--safe with the National Guard--missing his opportunity to visit the real Saigon.

While playing second banana to King George in Washington now, however, he gladly visits Little Saigon here in Orange County. With his stated disapproval of Pat Buchanan’s opinion of “America First,” one wonders where exactly down the scale does he rank America? And, more important, what (or who) does he think should be considered first?

But here was a politician speaking to many people who couldn’t understand what he was saying, watching a cultural dance he couldn’t comprehend, during a trip at taxpayers’ expense. The performance was somewhat reminiscent of early Americana, though, when a distant drummer came to town peddling the snake oil of the day.

WILLIAM LAWSON, Costa Mesa