Editor: In the parable of the blind men and the elephant, each of the characters investigated something much bigger than themselves and each one found something different. Mike Coffman investigated a BIG issue from a side others have avoided, and described what he thought the elephant looked like from where he was at.

I respect and honor him (and his style of leadership) for that, even as I know that he didn’t see the entire elephant.

— Joe Hannifin, Letter to the Editor