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This is very well written,

Throwback — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:25:05 -0500

This is very well written, but an absurd argument.

I don't know anyone who has said that him being a victim of torture “quality’s him for the presidency” and these possible “terrible side effects” don’t appear to have effected his ability to lead so far.

If a firemen suffers burn injuries while saving kids from a burning building, does that mean that he shouldn’t ever be considered for the job of fire chief, because he may develop “post-traumatic epilepsy” or “perversion of agency“ thus becoming a “ticking time bomb“.

On the contrary, how he handled himself while he was in captivity does show you the character of the man. McCain is an American hero (if you don‘t think so, I recommend that you learn more about him, maybe read his book). No, that doesn’t make him a great president but the traits that he has shown in the past are those of a good leader. Traits like loyalty, courage, unselfishness, integrity are those of great leaders. Obama has shown that he is a great speaker and a good Democrat. Never deviating from the party line. But that does not make him a leader of any sort.

Ms Remus brings up an

roj2000 — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 07:42:30 -0500

Ms Remus brings up an interesting point. Sen McCain had two choices as a Viet Nam Vet. He could heal from his war wounds and go on to serve his country with distinction, or he could be like the thousands of other Viet Nam Vets, and grow long hair, sit on the corner with their field jackets on, begging for money so they could sit in the Border Bar or the Ranier Muni. Read about Bill Clinton's rants and raves he had every other minute while President. The only reason he didn't push the nuclear button, was because his hands were preoccupied!! He had a "hair trigger" temper, but the Liberals thought is was a "cute attribute"! So if not McCain, then we are left with "The Chosen One", Mr Obama. Yes, Mr Obama, Commander In Chief. When confronted with a serious threat, he can turn for spiritual advice from his Minister, Rev Wright. Remember? "America's chickens coming home to roost" or "G*d Da*n America". What wonderful words of encouragement for our President to make major decisions upon! Or Mr Obama can turn to his right hand man (and friend), Mr William Ayers, the admitted bomber and terrorist, who said he was "at war with ALL rich people"!! So, in the end who do we want as Commander In Chief? A man from Chicago, who's only real job was as a community organizer (huh??), a State Senator, who voted "present" on ALL votes, so that we couldn't hold him accountable for his decision making on voting. But, wait, he became a US Senator and for the entire time he has held Office, his only job has been to run for President. Now, does all of this really make him qualified for the most important job in the USA? No, I think I will take my chances with a "crazy, lunatic, Viet Nam Vet" (McCain) any day of the week. By the way, I would think that with the value systems presently in place in the frozen wilderness of Northern Minnesota, I would think that most of you would be squarely behind McCains VP pick!! She sure seems like a "Northern Girl" success story to me.

Victim of torture may not be best pick for president

Journal Staff — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:03:26 -0500

To the editor,
Politics is everywhere and inescapable this year, it seems. The media continues to tell us of the candidates, and their strengths and weaknesses in the smoothest of pablum possible. To sum it up for you: Barack Obama is the candidate of change and unity, although he is young and comparatively inexperienced. John McCain is strong, seasoned, and...tortured? More and more, we hear about his experience as a POW from voters, the news, himself. Whenever anything against him arises, his campaign self righteously dares the attacker to mess with a POW and patriot.