My vote
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 1:08 AM PDT
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My vote
I have made my decision on who I am voting for, and that will be Hillary Clinton. I will write her in and I urge all to do so.
It’s not that I dislike Barack Obama; it’s just that I feel that he does not have the experience to be the leader of the free world. And as for McCain, well, I just do not trust him.
I really was hoping that Hillary would be there, but no matter, I intend to write her name on my ballot and I urge all to do so.
Dwight Dunn
Kelso
McCain is no maverick
To all who plan to vote Democratic in the fall, for all offices, yet are not sure or are hesitating about Barack Obama, you do your party and your country a disservice by withholding your support this November.
If workers rights and the plight of the middle class are important to you, don’t withhold your vote. If minimum wage increases, veterans benefits, Social Security, universal health care and reproductive rights for women weigh heavy in how you vote, don’t leave the top of your ballot blank. If you worry that we have spent way too much blood and treasure in the Middle East, fighting a war that shouldn’t never have been waged, and that there will be, in John McCain’s words “more wars, my friends,” the blood of those who may yet have to die could be on your hands if you don’t make the right decision.
McCain is not the maverick portrayed by the media. He has supported W and his failed policies 95 percent of the time. And he wants to continue four more years of giving our jobs, money and future away to the likes of big oil, the Chinese, OPEC and, along with them, those who would do America harm. He is anti-worker, anti-woman, anti-veteran. Are you better off than you were eight years ago? What will four more do for you?
Sandra J. Williams
Longview
A crucial time
We are at a crucial time in our nation/republic. I told someone a while back that we are heading for a socialist form of government. Let me tell you what Webster’s says about this: A theory of social organization, aiming at co-operative action and community of property.
This battle is about marriage, one man one woman. This fight is about the heart and soul of America. If marriage goes down, what’s next? Our churches, our Bibles? Folks, this has happened in history. You history buffs should remember this has happened. I have seen it coming for 40 to 50 years and we are here.
Just come with me as I let my imagination run wild. There are people in this community/nation that would love to get rid of my Bibles and my church. They would love to come into my house to get them and take them to a big field, maybe the Expo Center parking lot, and have a big bonfire. The stadiums in Longview/Kelso are too small. Why can’t this happen? I may not see it, but my grandchildren and yours will see it. I have friends that would love to do this.
There are folks that are praying/fasting 24/7 that our country will turn to God. Folks, I will fight to my death to keep my Bible. You people of faith need to wake up and see the handwriting on the wall. It does not take a brain doctor to see what is happening. Moral restraint is about ready to leave our country.
Ray Van Tongeren
Longview
Vote for Rossi
During the general election, if Gov. Chris Gregoire loses even by a small margin, she needs to concede. I still think that Gregoire should not have been sworn in as governor because she lost two times. The third recount should not have been done because the votes already elected Dino Rossi as governor.
So I say, let’s vote Dino Rossi for governor for the next four years. We need a change. We are tired of paying higher gas tax, because we have one of the highest gas prices in the Lower 48.
William Askay
Longview
Parties in charge?
Two recent articles in The Daily News leave little doubt that the system is broken and we, the people, have little or no representation. First, the article stating that both parties, Republican and Democratic, may still sue the people over our choice in choosing candidates. It would appear that is the only partisan politics the two parties have agreed on in years.
Then the Aug. 22 article, where Butch Eldridge, the Cowlitz County Democratic Party chairman, states: “She may not be my favorite candidate but she’s the best I’ve got,” followed by Dave Grumbois’ comment, “Kathleen has some fences to mend” — all because Kathleen Johnson doesn’t always follow party politics. How dare her try to be a voice for all her constituents?
Keep it up, lady, you just got my vote.
Forgive me, but I was under the foolish idea that Johnson was elected to represent Republicans, Democrats, Independents and all the others who choose no party, not just party members.
I am more convinced now than ever before that partisan politics have crippled our great nation and, if we can’t find a way to put a stop to it, we are in real trouble. We now have parties in charge and they all seem to share one common goal — support the power of party government and work for party government, not for the people.
Dale Davis
Longview
Questions go unanswered
I called at least eight different city and county offices in mid-afternoon on Aug. 22. I was not surprised to find that only one was in office. I complimented her. I was trying to find information on two different subjects: a proposed new morgue and the red-light cameras being considered by the city council. This person did not have a clue, but gave me numbers of people that were not at work (after all, it was a nice afternoon).
The questions were: How is a camera at an intersection going to stop an accident, as the news article said they would? And, why do we need another morgue? Are these people watching too much CSI on TV?
I cannot envision how a camera can stop an accident. They could record an accident but, primarily, they will be another source of income for the city. This is very evident by the fact that the poor mismanagement of traffic at the Monticello Hotel towards the post office has existed for years, and it continues to be an income for Longview police from the accidents that occur there so often.
As far as a new morgue is concerned, why do we need one? I have been reading the obituaries for several weeks and have seen no suspicious deaths. The situation is much like the need we had for a new jail. People voted it down again and again, but we got it anyway.
Willie Bowen
Kelso
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