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McCain gets her vote
| Thursday, Oct 9 2008 6:03 PM
Last Updated: Thursday, Oct 9 2008 6:07 PM
The presidential election is upon us and I am still listening carefully to the words of the candidates. The Saddleback conversation helped me begin to make a decision. The forum at Columbia University contributed more information. Now I want to see the candidates talk together directly to audiences in town-hall meetings. I want to see some debates with unpredjudiced and relevant questions from the moderators.
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It has been difficult to wade through the media garbage to get to the real and important issues.
As a moderate conservative, I have found myself struggling to feel that one candidate or the other will lead this nation down the right path. I like Barack Obama. He seems like a concerned young man and a gifted orator.
On the other hand, I think that John McCain emerges as a strong, mature leader. He knows the issues and he gets to the point confidently, skillfully and with an economy of words.
John McCain is not out to make a career and a name for himself. He has proven his experience and his worth already. By comparison, Barack Obama seems like a cerebral dreamer, who has not yet proven his worth in the service of our country. He already looks fatigued from the long campaign. I cannot imagine him as Commander-in-Chief. John McCain, many years his senior, looks fit, vigorous and energized.
I am ready to vote for John McCain, a true American hero and one whose long experience has been sharpened by steel.
SUSAN THOMPSON
Bakersfield