Dear John: OK, Mr. Know-It-All.

You are sooooooo smart. Get a Senate-confirmed government position and make a difference. Then you can be criticized by other sad journalists — cowards who talk big talk from the safety of their security-guarded offices.

Can’t wait for more of your divine wisdom — not. M.P.

Dear M.P.: Wow, I don’t know what got your goat since you don’t mention anything specific. But thanks for reading my columns.

The heck with a confirmed government position. What do you think of me running for president?

Maybe I should start in the Senate first. I don’t think I could raise enough money to buy a presidency.

Anyway, let me point you to the US Constitution that guarantees journalists like me the right to write. And you, my friend, have the right not to read if that’ll make you happy. And I’d like you to be happy.

Dear John: I read your column every Sunday and find it very informative. I think it’s great that you have helped so many people who get “the shaft.”

I have an issue with a car that just got its 15th — that’s right, 15th — recall.

Hyundai absolutely refuses to replace my car, a 2011 Sonata, due to excessive recalls.

All I get are flyers in the mail with offers to “upgrade,” which is a joke since I’m 73 and used my retirement savings to get this car.

Or the dealer offered to buy the car back so I could get a better one. Then I would have car payments, which I do not have now because I paid cash.

Do I have any recourse here? Thanks. Lori

Dear Lori: Hyundai would like to correct you. There have only been 13 recalls on your model, not 15, as you allege.

“We understand her frustrations with the number of recalls. There have been 13 for the 2011 Hyundai Sonata,” said a company spokesman when I asked.

“However, recalls are conducted when we identify a potential safety-related problem with a vehicle. They are completed free of charge at Hyundai dealerships and depending on the length of service, customers are offered a Hyundai loaner vehicle or rental car while the repair is completed,” he added.

Well, isn’t that swell. They sell you a crappy car that inconveniences you for years and, “depending on the length of service,” the company lets you borrow a car.

The spokesman also said, “We are more than willing to address any questions or concerns she has about the recall repairs or experience at the dealership.”

I looked it up and Hyundai vehicles are actually among the least recalled. So you got a dud.

And since the car is a 2011, I doubt you are going to get the company to give you another car to replace it — unless they want to be nice and give you a replacement 2011 or maybe 2012 that’s been de-bugged of all its woes.

New Jersey, where you live, does have a Lemon Law that applies to cars. But it only applies to cars within the first two years of purchase, or 24,000 miles. So your car doesn’t seem to qualify.

And, even if it took Hyundai 13 or 15 times, the company seems to be trying to fix the car’s problems.

Bottom line: You will probably have to throw yourself on the mercy of the company to get satisfaction. Let’s see if Hyundai responds more favorably in the weeks ahead. Let me know.