Letter of the day: When the 3 a.m. call comes, Joe Biden won't be answering

August 25, 2008 at 1:36AM

At three o'clock in the morning, when the telephone in the White House rings to tell the president of a major crisis in the world, I don't want him to have to put the call on hold while he calls the vice president to ask him what to do. That is why I'm voting for John McCain! JOE REPYA, EAGAN

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