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Dear Prudence,

I didn't think Jerry Springer should run for the Senate, so I'm glad he decided not to. I do think you should run for Congress. Not only does Congresswoman Prudie have a nice ring, but your constituents/readers would definitely benefit from all the sound advice you could impart to all those bozos such as Tom DeLay currently taking up space in D.C. Some friends and I have collected $23 to get your campaign started. So think about it.

--Electorally yours,

Neil

Dear Elect,

If Prudie were paranoid she would think some of her readers were trying to get her out of the advice business, what with one fellow, "D.C.," wanting Prudie to run for president, and now you suggesting Congress. Prudie, however, is not paranoid, so she thanks you for the ... well, vote of confidence. As for the $23, why don't you start PrudiePac and see if you can't straighten out the dolts in Washington?

--Prudie, politically

Dear Prudie,

Two of my friends have begun taking anti-depressants. One for depression, I guess, the other to quit smoking. Because they are on anti-depressants now, they think EVERYONE needs them and have literally been making appointments for their whole families! Both have told me I definitely need them. I have a professional therapist with whom I discussed this, and she disagrees. (My therapist is not against medication, and in fact recommends it for some patients.) When I explained this to these two ladies, they both shook their heads--like they know better than my therapist. One came right out and shouted that I was in denial. Wouldn't it be nice if people restricted their opinions to those areas in which they had professional expertise? What do you think?