I feel it's a sad commentary on people when they bring a person's
religion into whether or not they'd make a good President. I think
back to the controversy of John Kennedy being a Catholic and if the
Pope would interfere in the running of our country. Any of you
remember that? How about more recently with Romney being a Mormon and
if that would influence him?

It is indeed sad, but the reality is, religion (especially when talking

I'm not sure that Senator Obama's lack of foreign policy background is
bad since there are always people around the President to inform and
guide. Senator McCain may have a background in this area, but do you
agree with everything he has done or says he will do?

I do not agree with everything he has done or said he will do. We know

My more immediate concern, the same as most people living on a fixed
income, is how our new President would handle the economy.

If the economy is your immediate concern, then Clinton should have been

I love our country and think we deserve better than the choices we are
being offered this year. Oh wait! Ron Paul is still on the ticket,
isn't he?

He is similar to Ross Perot in the sense that he is not electable.

I do not agree with everything he has done or said he will do. We know
that most politicians will say anything to get elected. At least with
McCain, he has a long political record which can be scrutinized and
should indicate where he wants to take this nation. Obama is pretty much
a blank slate because he hardly has any congressional record to talk
about.

Plus, he flips one way before flopping the other, whichever way the
political wind blows. There are a lot of good things about McCain, no
question about it, but I'm just not convinced he would be a good leader
for our country.
Anne

Most of them are floppers.... because they are politicians. I can live

Most of them are floppers.... because they are politicians. I can live
with floppers as long as they favor the nation's interests. While there
is hardly anything to scrutinize Obama's congressional voting record,
his Illinois senate record is open season. Correct me if I'm wrong, but
isn't it true that he did not vote on more than 100 state senate bills
which indicates either political savvy or indecisiveness (whichever you
want to look at it). I'm certain that the GOP will exploit the latter,
plus other skeletons in his closet including his business association
with that sleazy Rusco (??) guy. True or untrue, the GOP political
machinery will go negative on him big time.


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On Tue, 20 May 2008 16:15:32 +0000, mountain

Well, it's actually false. Obama's father was not a Muslim (he had
left the religion) before he married, Obama's mother did not convert,
and since his father gave up all claims to him, under Islam's own
rules, it means that Obama was *never* a Muslim.

It's just another example of the intellectually shoddy reasoning used
by some commentators.

Who was the father of Obama's father? Was he a Muslim? If one is born a
Muslim if he or she is born to a Muslim father, then was Obama's father
born to a Muslim father? If so, Obama's father could not "give up" his
Muslim faith, just not practice it, and it would make no difference in how
the Muslim extremists see him. If Barack's paternal grandfather was not a
Muslim, then, perhaps, the extremists would find him less of an apostate
(but I doubt it).

I really think this is reaching. Come on, Phyllis, you know you weren't
planning to vote for a Democrat in any case! ;-)