Rick, I too was disappointed to open my Catsailor issue and see pages wasted on healthcare debate-yes wasted is my opinion because there are precious few places to read about my sport and all kinds of places to hear people complain about healthcare, etc. You responded by defending your choice to publish it as relevant to all.
Let me offer two reasons to not publish that non sailing related stuff here:
1. We all know the sport is sorely short of younger sailors and you often write about how to entice more youngsters into the fold. This is one of the very few Cat Sailing specific websites and periodicals. Read it from a young person's viewpoint. It sometimes sounds like pages from an AARP (American Association for Retired Persons for you non American or under age 55 readers)magazine! IE, "remember the good old days when the flag only 48 stars and ..." Young people want to sail I hope , not read about who is going to pay for their hip replacement! By the way I am no kid at 61.
2. Reading the letters shows that your site has a WORLDWIDE following, and again I doubt sailors outside this country care to hear about our nation's non sailing related issues.
Please stick to sailing and remember your desired audience!!