I never thought in a million years that I would say something like “I agree with Dennis,” but sadly, I do.

I agree with Dennis Lennox’s argument in the Jan. 28 edition of CM Life that Central Michigan University should seek re-accreditation for its journalism department.

That is where my mutual agreement with Dennis Lennox II ends.

Other than this very rare instance, everything else that he believes strongly about or argues for is little more than your garden variety right-wing Republican tripe. This time he would have been at least tolerable in my eyes if he would have just stayed in the whole journalism re-accreditation argument thing …

But no, what did he do? He had to go and take a needless dig at former Griffin Chair U.S. Rep. Gary Peters, D-Mich.

Lennox argues that “Peters owes his job to CMU” and that he’s a “professor-turned-Congressman.”

Well, in this instance, Lennox is partly accurate. Gary Peters is indeed a professor-turned-Congressman … but exactly what point are you making, Dennis?

A friend of mine, former Republican State Sen. Mike Goschka, was a “factory worker-turned-state senator.” I don’t see any one making a big deal about this!

The whole “Peters owes his job to CMU” thing does not hold much water, either. CMU let him run for Congress, sure. But there’s nothing illegal about that, despite what Gary’s position may have been at the university.

What is more, I did not see University President Michael Rao campaign for Peters last year at all.

Saying that Congressman Peters owes his congressional seat to CMU is a lot like saying that former President George W. Bush cared about the detainees at Guantanamo – he doesn’t. In saying that, Lennox just disqualified all of those people who voted for Peters, who voted for change instead of stale congressional representation.

My recommendation to Lennox in this case is to next time just keep his skewed political opinions, no matter how slight, out of purely academic subjects.

Lee Nelson

Saint Louis senior

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