Letters to the Editor
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Hail, President McCain
Mr. Kamiya may be correct in saying that McCain may well be elected president. Republicans, it seems, is still an exclusionary party and those who wear that label must also adhere to their dogma no matter how wrong they may be. Democrats are inclusive, and hence the fractionalizing within the party.
The Rev. Wright said nothing that was erroneous. American has layed its eggs of terrror and manipulation all around the world. Those eggs have hatched and the chickens have come home to roost.
I served in the military from 1964 through 1968 and saw firsthand America's "policies" inflicted overseas. I am a patriot, but I am not blind to the warts and wrinkles of America. I have lived in 3 foreign countries and in half the states in our union. I would not trade places with anyone outside our borders. Loving my country means wanting to see the best features rise to the top. This will not happen if we blindly accept and condone all behaviors.
I took an oath when I entered the military. With hand raised I uttered my commitment to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic. The Bush administration, with the consent of Congress, chose to violate the Constitution and rendered it a meaningless parchment written a long time ago.
I still believe that the American experiment can survive, but it will take an honest appraisal of where we are and what we truly believe before we can say where we will be going.
To those who believe that Barack Obama is unproven on the international field of experience, I agree. However, what he gives is hope. He paints a picture of a brighter future where America lives up to its ideal in the world and regains the worlds admiration and trust.
During these disasterous years of the Bush presidency I almost lost hope. America was no longer governed by and for the people but by a small cabal of secretive men who do not let trivialities such as the Constitution and the Bill of Rights get in their way. It is time to retake the government and to let America be the beacon on a hill.