September 10, 2008

The following appeared in response to an article from Channel 13 News in Norfolk, Virginia. I have no idea who “C-Lynn” is but he/she certainly has the right idea regarding the presidential contest. It truly should be about the issues and who is more qualified to address them.

“Everyone seems to forget that not one of the four candidates have experience at being Commander in Chief BECAUSE neither of the four have been Commander in Chief.

McCain is NOT the only person in America that has ever been a POW and that does not give him an "I SHOULD BE PRESIDENT" pass. When he chose to attend a military school and was commissioned, that became HIS CHOSEN OCCUPATION. He only did what my son is doing now. The American people DON'T owe him anything. He served and he was paid for each and every day that he served. I am sure each and every check that he received from his days of service were spent and not given to the American people. What he was owed, he received--his freedom and the ability to return to this free world and get a job like everyone else. The ones who are owed are those who DID NOT RETURN. The ones who are owed are those who DIED IN SERVICE TO THIS GREAT COUNTRY.

He is no more qualified to be President than Obama, Palin or Biden. To be qualified for a job, you must have been in that position. Have they? NO... So let's get beyond this and get back to what matters--THE ISSUES. Or are we going to allow the media to keep us occupied thinking about "lipstick on a pig" comments USED BY BOTH PARTIES, "lipstick on a bulldog", pregnant teenagers, action figures, flipflop ties to the Bridge to Nowhere, sexism claims, racism claims, etc.?

LET'S GET BACK TO THE ISSUES--this failing economy, the high price of gasoline, the energy crisis, the need for affordable healthcare, our substandard education system, the high rate of unemployment, the inevitable continuance of house foreclosures, this USELESS war which was based on the pride of our current Commander in Chief….. Shall I continue?”