The Uniter Rides Again

A few years ago President Bush campaigned on the idea he was a "uniter," not a "divider." How much farther from the truth could one be? Today we hear of McCain touting the same message one more time.

Let's use the best ideas from both sides.

We're all God's children and we're all Americans.

I fight for Americans. I fight for you.

How many more times will the American public fall for this rhetoric filled with empty words and hollow promises?

McCain stands for the same principles Bushco employed for the last 8 years. There may be little worse than allowing another 4 years of the same old mistreatment of America.

We need real change and a new direction today. The nation and its people are suffering. Our economy is a shipwreck breaking up on the shoals of poor administration and bad economic policy of the Bush administration. We are mired in a war McCain promises to continue for another hundred years or so. Our environment is suffering the ravages of too little protection as we continue to poison our world. We continue to pursue a course of oil dependency which cannot be sustained. At least the Democrats offer the possibility of real change and a new direction.

We must turn our nation around. We need policies from the Federal government which support the growth and development of small and medium businesses. All corporations no matter the size must be treated in a fair and equal way. We must end the favoritism shown the multi-national corporations as they continue to export jobs from our shores. Small businesses have long been the backbone of the American economy as they will be once again if the playing field is leveled for one and all.

We cannot afford to continue paying the monetary and human costs of the war in Iraq. We have lost too much already. Our military is stretched beyond its limits. With the pressures on the National Guard we have little reserve for emergencies within our own borders. We must regroup as soon as possible. Support the troops the best way we are able, bring them all home.

We must address global warming before large amounts of our nation are under water as a result of sea level rise. Human contributions to global warming are well documented. We must move quickly to alternative fuels such as wind and solar along with geothermal energy. We are late on the curve, but drastic action may save much of the future trauma we face without a new direction. Moving to alternative fuels will produce new jobs in the nation as we find research and development along with manufacturing on the rise.

Peace.