Daley Democrats

I was bemused to learn from Deal Hudson (“Catholics and the GOP: an Uneasy Fit,” Commentary, Jan. 23) that I am an “old Catholic left-winger.” Leaving aside Deal’s ageism, I wonder how a Daley Democrat from Chicago can be a left-winger. On consideration, however, I understand that in Deal’s hysterical demonology, all Daley Democrats from Chicago are probably left-wingers.

ANDREW M. GREELEY

Professor of Social Science

University of Chicago