Hatch, Lee and NRA

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Sens. Orrin Hatch and Mike Lee have been very quiet since the horror in Newtown, Conn. Great men lead; lesser politicians wait for the National Rifle Association to speak first, then follow.

I suspect that the good senators fall into the latter group.

Maggie Shaw

Salt Lake City