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GOP fuels class warfare

The Bush administration, like past Republican administrations, has engaged in class warfare ever since it took office in 2001 ("Class warfare isn't classy," Commentary, yesterday). This administration promotes government of the rich, by the rich, for the rich -- a plutocracy. The GOP actually wages class warfare by promoting policies that overwhelmingly favor the rich few; Democrats, standing up for the many, are right to confront the Republicans for doing so.

The conservative Republicans' ploy of accusing Democrats of class envy is the GOP's attempt to divert the debate. In this most important presidential election year, both political parties should be debating this question: Is survival-of-the-fittest plutocracy the best way to achieve America's goal of "justice for all"?

In our interdependent economic system, rich employers need workers just as much as employees need a job. Class warfare -- Republican-style -- is not classy.

PAUL L. WHITELEY SR.

Louisville, Ky.

A matter of jurisdiction