Jules Witcover's column about Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander's
decision drop out of the GOP's Senate leadership to pursue a
more independent course raises more questions than it answers
("A GOP leader goes his own way," Sept. 26).  First, if the
Republican Party believes that all its members should march in
lock step, who is giving the marching orders?  If marching in
lock step is Republicans' strategy for winning the next
election, is the party intentionally sabotaging the economy to
deepen the recession and assure President Obama's defeat?  And
if a deeper recession is the GOP's goal, who stands to lose the
least? Do any of the Republican candidates have a better plan
than Obama to get the country going again?  David Ingalls,
Severna Park