I'm a Democrat. I try to be as non-partisan as possible, but I usually don't agree with right wing values. Here's the thing, though: I don't hate Republicans. I don't think they're all immoral idiots. In fact, I don't think it does much good to talk in abstract terms about such a complicated and diverse party.

Unfortunately, Ann Coulter does not treat Democrats, or even Republicans, with the same respect ("Coulter uses humor, sarcasm in speech," April 15). She creates a straw man out of the Democratic party that would be hard not to knock down. Coulter did not make any "arguments" in her speech Thursday night; instead, she makes narrow observations that lead to impressively bad generalizations. She rarely gets to the intricacies of any issue. Apparently, I'm a bin-Laden-loving, America-hating, baby-killing liar, and Ted Kennedy is the representative of the Democratic party. Who wouldn't hate "us"?

I don't see the point of writing books like Slander. Coulter is simply preaching to the choir. I went to her speech with an open mind but could not be persuaded by such gross gloss. Of course, some Democrats do the same thing, and, certainly, some of what she said had some basis. But her bombastic style merely segregates the vast political spectrum into an overly-simple political divide. In fact, Coulter specifically maligned moderate Republicans. Our country is already too partisan. What we really need is mutual respect in the political arena, not fervent sects armed with superficial logic who shout past one another.