Why was this letter even written? The election was a couple of months ago!

Here's one of today's letters to the editor:

No landslide

My apologies to the author of the Jan. 23 letter "Temper-tantrum," denouncing the Jan. 21 "Reflections on hype" viewpoint, but I felt the viewpoint was spot on. Certainly the media did not elect Obama, but they certainly did encourage the hype around the man. The media presented Obama, the icon, with scores of devoted followers with very high expectations. He was presented, in essence, as America's new messiah, ushering in a new utopian epoch regardless of political and international realities. I have very high regard for his demeanor and philosophy, but I never bought into the overly optimistic, "Barack is the answer" hype. He's a politician, a president, a human. Nothing more. And to clarify, the only "overwhelming victory" was the electoral vote-the popular vote was 52.9% to 45.7%-decisive, but not a landslide.

ANDREW GLEAVES
Monroe, N.C.

Now, I may agree that the popular vote wasn't a landslide, but I'm just wondering why this letter to the editor was written a couple of months too late...