Bucs’ wreckage

There are not enough words in Webster’s to describe the Pirates season of 2012. But I will give it a try. At one point during the year it seemed like this team was capable of reaching heights that hadn’t been seen here for 20 years or beyond.

Then, voila! Reality reared its ugly head. It became all too obvious all too quickly that this team was playing over its head and could not seal the deal. All the goals that were right there before us vanished into the wind one by one,

We gave this team our hearts and supported them in near record style — only to once again be disgruntled, disgusted, frustrated and, yes, even finally cheated. Well, this fan for one will not be fooled again. Surely some heads from top to bottom should have to answer for this terrible train wreck. BILL SCHWARTZ

Scott President Barack Obama and not worth disputing. What does trouble me is the underlying idea — illusion really — that the United States can and should be in control of events in other nations, an illusion promoted by the essential hawk.

Note that Mr. Krauthammer does not specify exactly what policy decisions should have been made that would have prevented all the antiAmerican events he enumerated. My guess is that military resolve (threats, intervention) is his only idea.

Though his foreign policy is not the utter failure claimed by Mr. Krauthammer, President Obama has made mistakes. But replace him with Mitt Romney? Seriously? ALICE CLARY

Scott