Letters to the editor

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To the Editor:

We need to ask John McCain to serve again. George Washington overcame many hardships, had two horses shot out from under him and had musket balls rip through his waistcoat during the Revolutionary War. Fortunately, he survived to serve again. The strength of his character won the hearts and minds of freedom-loving Americans. He is remembered with these unforgettable words "… first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen." His character, honesty and military knowledge and wisdom boosted the stature of this heroic figure. He was asked, again and again, to serve his country. He served in a civilian capacity, as president, for two terms setting the modern-day precedent of two terms for the office of President of the United States. He declined the third term to return to his beloved Mt. Vernon.

Today, we Americans are in a similar situation. We can choose to elect another heroic figure, one with military knowledge and wisdom, one who has overcome many hardships, one who had his aircraft shot out from under him courtesy of a surface-to-air missile, one who had both arms and legs broken as he ejected his crippled aircraft and one whose loyalty to America was never broken during his many years of tortuous captivity in Hanoi.

Fortunately, he survived to serve again. After the war, he was asked to serve in a civilian capacity, bringing a higher measure of character and honor to the United States Congress as a senator from Arizona. We Americans are at a critical juncture in the history of our country. We need someone with military knowledge to protect us from the persistent onslaught of terrorists. We need someone as president whose character and loyalty to America is unquestioned. We need another man with the stature of George Washington to lead us through these turbulent times. We need John McCain.

I urge my fellow Americans to carefully compare the records of all the other candidates in this up-coming election. No one, except John McCain, has the experience comparable to George Washington's. His unique qualities provide him with the unquestioned capacity to lead us, unite us and keep us safe and prosperous for the next eight years. Like George Washington, we need to ask John McCain to serve again.

Sincerely,

Nick De Mayo
Sugar Hill, N.H.


To the Editor:

Why choose Hillary Clinton over Barack Obama? The answer to this question is purely logical - Qualification. Hillary Clinton spent four years at Wellesley College and five years at Yale University before her near 20-year career as a lawyer, then moving on to the U.S. government, being an active First Lady for eight years and spending another eight as Senator of New York state. There, she barely won her first election, but after only four years won over her critics, winning her re-election by a landslide. Keep in mind the diverse population of the state, with quite a pluralistic liberal population in the New York City area, while surrounded by conservative, rural areas with many republicans - a group that is hard to win over if you're a Democrat.

Barack Obama went to Harvard Law School. He spent four years in the Illinois State Senate before spending four years in the U.S. Senate. Also he took a six year break to spend in community service during his college years. This is impressive, and his policies are similar to Clinton's. However, even though Obama is a great motivational speaker and tells everybody he'll find plans for things such as affordable, portable health care and oil independence, Clinton already has these plans and more. Also, her experience in the actual West Wing of the White House gives her an advantage. Furthermore, I support Clinton because she comes from a middle class family and has struggled like the rest of us do. After fighting her way to the top, she didn't leave her roots, but spent much of her life improving conditions for the middle class by working in family court, sitting on national boards for various children's organizations, fighting for universal health care and her dramatic success in her Vaccines for Children program. Clinton has always been "sticking up for the little guy" as the expression goes, and she does because she knows what it's like to struggle. I like Obama, but I do not think he is ready for the White House. Clinton is.

Sincerely,

Nicole Jenanian