Latest embryonic letter to editor

"Editor:

Global warming has opened up miles of beaches for the public to enjoy in Wisconsin but they are off limits. The lackeys of the Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce on the Supreme Court have ruled ordinary people only have rights to the water in the lakes but not the beaches even though the beaches were under public waters in past years. Just as the rich owners of local lake palaces unfairly made their money off the backs of ordinary people they also unfairly get exclusive use of the land between their lake palaces and the water. Ordinary people have to keep their feet wet.

President Obama has helped us keep gas in our tanks and pay our mortgages. We also need his help in reclaiming our right to walk and picnic the lakeshores of Wisconsin. The solution for those of us who cannot afford lake palaces is to organize squatting parties. Simply load your boat with brats and beer and motor over to the beach at one of the local lake palaces and have a squatting party. You can even leave your trash on the beach since the rich people can easily afford to have it carted away. With enough civil disobedience maybe we can get the White House to notice and help us reclaim what is rightfully ours. "