The American Spectator

/p> p> Having grown up in a western Pennsylvania small town, I don’t think that many of my friends and neighbors were bitter except when the government in Harrisburg took more of their money for the infrastructures of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh and let our roads continue to decay. And yes I’m sure that there may be more guns than people in that town. And yes, most everyone attends a church on Sunday. But they are churches that fly an American flag on the altar. With the news now that Mr. Obama’s pastor will receive some type of achievement award from the NAACP, he is clearly defined as the “black candidate.” Just Jesse Jackson with a Harvard Law degree. br> — Tom McGonnell br> Alexandria, Virginia /p>

It is interesting to note that both Democrats speak with great compassion to us about the tough economic times. That we the people work so hard and yet fall further behind in each year of a Republican administration. They tell us we can’t afford gas; housing, medical care and education for our children.

p>Their solution? Take more of our money away from us by hugely increased taxes. Is there some new economic theory in there somewhere? br> — Jay Molyneaux br> Denver, North Carolina /p> p> It is as if Senator Obama stood on the edge of the canyon that divides Americans and shouted to all that those having a beef with America should join him on his side of the canyon and those whom had no deep rooted dislike of America were intellectually challenged, clinging to false ideas like religion and the Constitution as substitutes for hidden disaffection. It is time for all Americans to wake up to the threat of elite out of touch Democrats. br> — Howard Lohmuller