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• Monday, March 31, 2008 07:19 AM

  Glass Houses

  Working Catholic "beer drinkers" make up the bulk of those who serve and die in the military. Talking to them about ending the war and still supporting their patriotism should be the point of Obama's visit to Penn. Aren't there at least a few things he wants to say to clear up the matter?

  Yet the article does not make the point, either because Mike Madden doesn't get it or Obama fails to do so. Maybe there is nothing to "report". Apparently, it's all about "him" and whether or not the brilliant Harvard grad can knock back a few with the people who actually fight for the country.

  This is a long standing problem. Not coming from the "class" (or trying desperately to get away from it) for the most part themselves the press has no better idea of the thinking of these folks than the candidates. To be kind, it sounds like he isn't doing much more than running against Hillary using the local media. How stupid does he think these people are?

  Before he get out of the state, hopefully, somebody will call him on it and the press will see the significance rather than pretend the issue doesn't exist. The Republicans love to send Pennsylvanians to war. Barack has now been crippled with these worthy Americans more than has been divulged in my estimation.

  A pin in your lapel means more to someone who has had a child die in another futile war than it does to someone scoring points with protected folks who live in glass houses. The worst are the ones who have found their way out but forgotten where they come from.

  —Ben Sen Read Ben Sen's other letters
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