[Grovenet] So now the general election campaigns begin

[Steele, Mike]

Frankly, I look forward to this election cycle.  The choices are very
clear and there is a strong hint that we can leave behind the disastrous
"policies" of the last eight years.  There is at least a whiff of
optimism for the future.

--Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: grovenet-bounces at rdrop.com [mailto:grovenet-bounces at rdrop.com] On
Behalf Of Katie Allnutt
Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 2:03 PM
To: Forest Grove local interests list
Subject: Re: [Grovenet] So now the general election campaigns begin

Allen,
   We have fallen over the precipice of endless campaigns and we are  
now down in the bottom of its chasm.  ; )

Katie




On Jun 4, 2008, at 12:37 PM, Allen Warren wrote:

> There's a Washington Times on-line article out today ( http:// 
> www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/04/ 
> AR2008060402360.html )about the incredibly positive international  
> response to Obama being the presumptive Democratic Party nominee.   
> 'Course Israel isn't necessarily all too pleased but most every  
> other country is.
> I have no doubt the Democratic Party will pound away on the point  
> that electing Senator McCain means 4 more years of the Bush  
> policies while the Republican Party will pound away with the  
> question of "Can we really trust our country in the inexperienced  
> hands of a 1st term Senator?"
> On a related political note, are we going to be subjected for the  
> next 5+ months to daily Gordon Smith political ads?  I fear we are  
> at the precipice of endless campaigning.
>
> Allen Warren
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Katie Allnutt <allnutt at verizon.net>
> To: Forest Grove local interests list <grovenet at rdrop.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 4, 2008 12:13:21 PM
> Subject: Re: [Grovenet] So now the general election campaigns begin
>
> It will be an interesting and exciting time as this campaign goes
> through the summer and fall.
> There are so many international and global and national and local
> issues piling up that it really does feel like we are at a crossroads
> for both the US and civilization in general.
>
> If ever an election really did matter, the one coming in November is
> the one.
>
> Katie
>
>
>
> On Jun 3, 2008, at 7:41 PM, David Morelli wrote:
>
>> To paraphrase Barack Obama:
>>
>> This campaign will not paint our opponents as enemies.  It will not
>> use religion as a wedge or patriotism as a bludgeon.
>>
>> Behind it all Americans are decent patriots, from the revolution to
>> Gettysburg, to the Greatest Generation, to women's rights, to Selma,
>> and so it must be for us.
>>
>> Care for the sick, jobs for the jobless, end the war, secure our
>> nation as the last best hope for the world, to reflect our best
>> selves and our highest ideals.
>>
>>
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