Prior strategy not working

I, like Brett Lippencott (South China Morning Post, June 19), am happy to see Bob Dole 'walk into life for the first time in 27 years as a private citizen'. And, may I add, I hope he stays there.

Mr Dole was forced to take this route because his prior strategy of attacking Bill Clinton from the position of majority leader was not working. Some of us feel that it was the message that should have been changed rather than the venue.

Let us hope that Bob Dole's political 'giveaways' to allies Pat Buchanan and Ralph Reed on issues such as gun control, abortion and school prayer don't come back to haunt him.

FRANCESCA CRAIG The Peak