"America's voters starving for substance and honesty" letter from the DDC founder in the Letters to the Editor, USA TODAY: March 21, 2000.

The American voter will receive little, if any, substance from candidates during the 8 month campaign ordeal leading to the November 2000 presidential election. Indeed, if the primary elections are an indication of what's to come, the electorate can expect little more than overdoses of hyper political pandering, lies, deceit and presidential plagiarism.

Instead of doing drive-by political shootings and riding around on candy floats throwing teasers to the voting public, candidates, including incumbents and political operatives, should be required to speak the truth or be disqualified. Lying in politics is not okay. Congress and the President should make no law until after the elections. Doing nothing saves the people a lot of grief and taxes.

The last two presidential elections have proven that media-driven chaos in politics betrays voters and turns them off. This one portends to be even worse. If truth and integrity are the sustenance of democracy in politics and government, the people are suffering from severe malnutrition.