No sympathy for those 'exhausted' U.S. senators

On Christmas Day, your article about the health care overhaul used the adjective "exhausted" to describe the senators gathered at 7 a.m. ("Health care overhaul wins Senate OK"). In the future, please use this adjective only when it is appropriate. Some examples would be using this adjective to describe the fighting men and women of the military who defend us 24/7, both here and on foreign soil, men and women laborers who work up to 16 hours a day to try and stay ahead and pay their bills, the physicians and nurses working endless hours in the hospitals doing their best to provide excellent health care, our teachers, and the men and women who raise their children while holding onto one or two jobs trying to make ends meet.

These are deserving people where the adjective exhausted can be used appropriately. It can never be used appropriately for senators who are pampered their entire political career, and never have to worry about paying a gas or grocery bill.Dr. David McClure, Harford County