Sunday, April 29, 2007
It ain't necessarily so
While it is understandable for the major contenders of both parties for the presidency to strut their stuff, it would be a mistake to get so carried away as to make dubious accusations against the competition. There has been enough false
information handed out by our 'trusted' leaders to last the American people a life time. For example, senator Obama and John Edwards would be wise not to crank up the rhetoric about the fact that Hillary Clinton voted in favor of the invasion of Iraq. She and just about everybody else in the congress supported the invasion based on faulty testimony and later to be disproved evidence from the President, the Vice President and the C.I.A that WMD's existed in Iraq.
Senator Clinton has since declared that had she known then what she and the rest of us know now ,she never would have done so. John Edwards, who also voted in favor of the invasion has since apologized for making that decision and has criticized senator Clinton for failing to do so. I do not believe an apology should be forthcoming when an honest judgment is made based on information handed down by the leaders of our country. The important thing is in acknowledging that it was a mistake and go from there. Senator John McCain is another example of being unfairly targeted by candidates of his own party for changing his mind about some conservative issues he no longer embraces. I personally, would not rush to vote for any candidate who lacked the courage, the intelligence and the honesty to reroute his thinking when it reflects his true beliefs. I urge everyone to be cautious in passing judgement on any candidate based on innuendo and biased informnation. It could come back and bite you on the you-know-what.
George Morin
Auburn, Ga.
information handed out by our 'trusted' leaders to last the American people a life time. For example, senator Obama and John Edwards would be wise not to crank up the rhetoric about the fact that Hillary Clinton voted in favor of the invasion of Iraq. She and just about everybody else in the congress supported the invasion based on faulty testimony and later to be disproved evidence from the President, the Vice President and the C.I.A that WMD's existed in Iraq.
Senator Clinton has since declared that had she known then what she and the rest of us know now ,she never would have done so. John Edwards, who also voted in favor of the invasion has since apologized for making that decision and has criticized senator Clinton for failing to do so. I do not believe an apology should be forthcoming when an honest judgment is made based on information handed down by the leaders of our country. The important thing is in acknowledging that it was a mistake and go from there. Senator John McCain is another example of being unfairly targeted by candidates of his own party for changing his mind about some conservative issues he no longer embraces. I personally, would not rush to vote for any candidate who lacked the courage, the intelligence and the honesty to reroute his thinking when it reflects his true beliefs. I urge everyone to be cautious in passing judgement on any candidate based on innuendo and biased informnation. It could come back and bite you on the you-know-what.
George Morin
Auburn, Ga.
