Friday, February 08, 2008
An unwelcome return
For those of us old enough to have lived through the witch hunts of the 1950's, when the McCarthy era was in full swing, the revelations that have surfaced during the current Presidential race have been disturbing, to say the least . There have always been extremist groups of one kind or another on the political landscape, but they just don't seem to be relevant in this day and age. John McCain, while almost certainly the Republican nominee for the Presidency, felt it necessary to go before the extreme right wing of his party to plead for its support while trying to convince it that he is a true conservative and one of them, even though he disagrees with them on several issues.
Why should any candidate who has been duly chosen by a majority of the party he represents be beholden to defend his positions to any special interest or extremist groups? Who are they to over-ride the will of the majority? When announcing that he would be willing to cross the aisle to work with Democrats, he was roundly booed by the pin heads who subscribe to a my-way-or-the-highway mentality and would gladly welcome a one party system as long as it was theirs. I am not an advocate for the Presidency of John McCain, but I will state unequivocally that he should reject any attempt to bend him to the will of the vocal minority who would try to control him. That goes for any candidate of any party, including my own. Having said that, I will
shut up and go back to reading my book, "The Rise and Fall of The Third Reich."
George Morin
Aubun, Ga.
Why should any candidate who has been duly chosen by a majority of the party he represents be beholden to defend his positions to any special interest or extremist groups? Who are they to over-ride the will of the majority? When announcing that he would be willing to cross the aisle to work with Democrats, he was roundly booed by the pin heads who subscribe to a my-way-or-the-highway mentality and would gladly welcome a one party system as long as it was theirs. I am not an advocate for the Presidency of John McCain, but I will state unequivocally that he should reject any attempt to bend him to the will of the vocal minority who would try to control him. That goes for any candidate of any party, including my own. Having said that, I will
shut up and go back to reading my book, "The Rise and Fall of The Third Reich."
George Morin
Aubun, Ga.
