Letters to the Editor
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The Second Worst Presidential Candidate In History
Ok, we already know who the worst one is and he managed to get selected twice. McCain's candidacy is focused on two issues: violently attacking those who we perceive to be unfriendly to us, especially the ones on the opposite side of the planet, and giving corporations an even bigger tax break than his tarnished predecessor managed.
Meanwhile, the country and the world will be facing the biggest crises in human history: the post peak-oil energy crisis, the climate change crisis, the fresh water availability crisis, and the national and personal debt crisis. None of these will be addressed by any part of McCain's program, which will only exacerbate all of them.
Electing or selecting McCain as our next president would be tantamount to the fulfillment of a kind of national death-wish. We need political leadership from people who paid attention in school to the issues of political and personal liberty and opportunity for advancement that are supposed to be our heritage from the American Revolution. We need a President and Congress that understands the nature of scientific research and does not dismiss its findings because they may be unpleasant or inconvenient. We need national leaders who can find peaceful resolution to problems, who will be able to hold dialogs with those who have taken a stand against us. I don't think that John McCain possesses any of these characteristics.