The Romney family factor

Re “Romney’s running mate,” Dec. 25

Comparing Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney with his late father George Romney’s “singular political failure” -- that he had “endured ‘brainwashing’ by U.S. military leaders and diplomats” -- seems more like singular honesty in the present context of our deceptive and damaging Iraq adventure. To say that George Romney “was inflexible in his beliefs” implies that, unlike his son’s political fickleness, he had them.

Richard S. Rosenblum

Santa Monica

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The article on George and Mitt Romney is a fascinating study in the relationship between a father and his son. I couldn’t help thinking what the father, a man who was committed to a set of principles and beliefs, would think of his son, who changes his views every time he runs for another political office. So much for the cliche, “Like father, like son.”

Ralph S. Brax

Lancaster