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A Masterful Stroke

9.4.08 @ 12:02AM

NO VETTING REQUIRED
Re: Peter Ferrara's Morning in America:

Bravo, great article! The long knives will be out for Palin, and conservatives need to be ready to respond instantaneously and in spades. As well, if McCain-Palin wins, the Obama maniacs will be in court five minutes later trying to overthrow the election. OhBummer has some history as a "community organizer" -- a talent which sounds suspiciously like a Mafia job -- but conservatives of every stripe had better "organize their communities" and get the show on the road, uh, like "today"?
-- Steve Andrews
Garden Grove, California

Excellent article on McCain.

One footnote: McCain's health care plan is very thoughtful, recognizing the tax code must change to encourage direct purchase of insurance by individuals and families, which also will control costs and raise wages.
-- Peter Murphy
W. Sand Lake, New York

Peter Ferrara writes: "With one bold masterstroke, everything that was so wrong with American politics has been made right." Really? In spite of all the hype by conservatives and the GOP, there are many people who are thinking John McCain just had his own Putin moment. Just as W's judgment proved ridiculously flawed, McCain's may too. There are many very interesting things being revealed about Sarah Palin and the digging has just begun. Stay tuned.
-- Mike Roush

Mr. Ferrara, I don't know what is about your articles. They aren't revelations to me. All your points, and they are good ones, have been well known to me. Yet, when I read your articles, I find myself far more comfortable with my support for John McCain.

I've called McCain a 'Moderate-Conservative.' In this case, my moderate statement is not a condition on his conservatives, which I believe to be quite strong, but rather on his view of government's role. My main concern with McCain is that he seems to believe that government really can do good things if the right people are in control. He needs to remember Reagan's words "Government isn't the answer to the problems, government is the problems.' And I believe that it is this belief of his that leads him into dangerous territory, as it did with McCain-Feingold and other proposals. However, he's not nearly the worry for conservatives that he has been portrayed to be. So, thank you, Mr. Ferrara for your articles. Please, keep 'em coming.
-- Charles Campbell
Austin, Texas

Obama has never been vetted.
-- Ann Carmichael
Sterling, Virginia

FAMILY HOUR
Re: George Neumayr's Juneau:

I have three in their teens, with another coming. You can only do so much. I have told my daughters from when they were little what their responsibilities are. To God, to us, and to themselves. Remember, pick your fights, the important ones you know, the others; nothing.

When I hear how her coming grandchild makes her unfit, I wonder who is speaking. Don't you understand life, as lived by real people? We have to go on, to love what God gives us. Even if it's a grandchild by a child, a bad choice made wonderful by circumstance. Who could ever turn down the chance to have a baby in the house.

I really think McCain has made the right choice, I will vote for Palin now and in eight years. Besides, how cute will Trig and his cousin will be in the White House. I'm looking forward to seeing the Iditarod as a White House Sport.

My darling wife and I danced when McCain picked her, she is real and she is welcome in our home anytime.
-- Stammon
P.S. Yes, I know the baby will be his niece/nephew. Where I come from all relatives your age are cousins.

In January I began to read about the Governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin. Over the next several weeks I told my wife that Ms. Palin would make a very good VP candidate.

As I explained her rise in politics, her high approval ratings; and her living what she said she held dear, my wife agreed, but said she will never get nominated. We were wrong. Thankfully.

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