Letters to the Editor

Publish Date: October 02, 2008

Reader shares opinions of Presidential debate

In Friday night's debate, John McCain sounded like he was running for George Bush's third term. Barack Obama clearly stood for change. On everything from tax cuts to foreign policy McCain offered the same old Washington politics while Obama stood up for regular Americans.

McCain stubbornly doubled-down on George Bush's Iraq policy. He again refused to set a timetable to bring our troops-standing by his policy of indefinite occupation. Not only is this bad for our troops and their families, but the war is costing us $10 BILLION each month. At a time of economic crisis where Americans are losing their homes and jobs, that is money that we should be investing at home, not in Iraq.

Barack Obama presented the kind of judgment and leadership Americans need if we are going to really change our country. He promised to bring our troops home from Iraq and invest our resources in things that will help middle-class families and our communities -- schools, roads, health care, clean energy. We need him as our next president.

Rebecca VanSetters
11250 Harvard Ave.
rockford, mi 49341
616.754.6210
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