A vote for John McCain, not against Barack Obama
Here is an article from my good friend Fran Eaton who writes for the SouthTown Star, a local Chicago suburban paper. She explains why she is voting for McCain. It is a must read.
by Fran Eaton
Instead of using my last opportunity before the election to once again expound on why Barack Obama should not be our next president, maybe it’s better to tell you why I am voting for John McCain.
This exercise reminds me of the first time I spoke on behalf of a presidential candidate - when I was in sixth grade. That year, Mr. Dean, our sixth-grade teacher, asked for volunteers to speak on behalf of Lyndon B. Johnson and Barry Goldwater.
Johnson was running for re-election a year after President John F. Kennedy had been assassinated. Johnson was tough, crass and lacked the Kennedy finesse, but he earned the nation’s trust and was heavily favored to win.
Goldwater’s ideas were anti-Democratic, and his unpolished message fell flat. People saw Johnson’s Great Society programs as compassionate and hopeful for the nation’s downtrodden.
Goldwater would be a tough sell, but somebody had to do it. It wasn’t that I was fervently Republican and enthralled with Goldwater as much as I thought both candidates’ views should be heard. Mr. Dean rewarded my volunteerism with an “A.”
Those memories rushed back as I was thinking of why I am voting for McCain. The reasons I’m not voting for Obama are numerous, and I’ve listed them at various times during the past two years. But why be for McCain?
First, McCain is the only candidate who can beat Obama. As a Republican president, he will balance Democrats Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid in Congress.
Second, McCain is a proven patriot. His time spent imprisoned in Hanoi during the Vietnam War demonstrates his trustworthiness as a leader, soldier and American. He makes me proud to be an American.
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