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/p> p> If this "preacher" is the best Chicago has to offer, no wonder there are so many murders. Rather than preach love, peace and forgiveness, as Jesus taught, he offers hate, resentment and separation. He said that blacks and whites learn differently. Is he calling for resegregation? It certainly appears so. br> -- Sarah H. /p> p> WORST ELECTION EVER. br> Re: Jeffrey Lord's What if William Ayers Were Black? : /p>

For reasons described to us by Mr. Lord, it's no wonder that John McCain gives us no relief from the "Year of the Migraine." Having ruminated about McCain for years now, I've concluded several things about what makes this man tick, and not one gives me a reason for optimism. The recent North Carolina GOP imbroglio, is just another, in a long line of puzzling (carefully chosen word) behaviors that have come to define the "World according to John McCain." Paternalism? For sure, but we're way past paternalism here. We're also past the empty suits in McCain's campaign and the RNC that forsake opportunities out of cowardice disguised as civility. No, what's really going on here, is that McCain has a moral superiority that grates; even more than Hillary's or Obama's. With them, it's just a habit of elite liberalism, almost reflexive.

With McCain, however, it's a zeal that comes from his moral compass having discovered something for the first time, albeit later than others, but that's of no consequence to McCain. Hence, the fervor of his crusade for campaign finance reform and his mission to filibuster Bush's judicial nominees with the "Gang of 14," in the name of Senate comity, both of which have caused incalculable damage to the Constitution. Add to this, his treatment of people he considers obstacles to his cause, Rumsfeld, for one, Sen. John Cornyn, and a host of lesser bureaucrats, and things begin to come into focus.

So, it's not surprising in the least that McCain's ascension to the presidency would run roughshod over the Constitution as well as other candidates for state and national office. The fact that candidates in North Carolina, and elsewhere, were ahead of McCain on the Wright issue, and have the right to run their campaigns as they see fit, is of no concern to McCain. They're not part of the grand plan. McCain, if elected, will govern, no matter who sits in Congress. Coattails are not required.

p>So with this, I'm no longer ruminating about McCain. I've decided to support competitive Congressional candidates, and on Election Day, see how the spirit moves me on Mr. McCain.

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