[Grovenet] And the truth shall set you free . . . .

[David Morelli]

On Jun 14, 2008, at 7:44 AM, Steven wrote:

> Obama has written several books. We should evaluate what he himself  
> has written. Then decide not to vote for him.
>

Yes, read what he has to say and make your decision on that research.

Obama is quite liberal and makes no bones about it.  If that doesn't  
appeal to you, that is a valid determinant for your vote.

McCain is ...

Well I am not sure.  He seems to have changed a lot in the last four  
years.  At one time he was moderate, and now he is fighting to  
convince Republicans that he is a Reagan conservative.  If that sort  
of inconsistency bothers you, that may be a determinant for your vote.

I certainly wouldn't base my vote on anything that McCain wrote or  
signed while he was in Hanoi.  That part of his history only serves  
to demonstrate that torture produces wildly inaccurate statements  
from prisoners.  So, you might think that McCain would be opposed to  
torture, ... well he is and he isn't.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rj-eskow/mccain-on-torture- 
missi_b_10493.html

Ron Paul is pretty consistent as a libertarian Republican, and he has  
a message that has been constant in both of his presidential  
campaigns.  But, some states require that candidates who appear on a  
primary ballot on one party, may not appear as an independent upon  
the general ballot.  I think this is the case in Oregon.

Someone said that "if the terrorists can force us to change our  
behavior and give up our rights, then they have accomplished their  
goal."  In that respect, Bush has acted as a "fellow traveler" and  
assisted them in their goals.  I personally do not wish to support  
any candidate who wants to work toward the goal of moving us further  
away from our Constitutional rights than Bush has taken us.

You have read "1984".  When the administration wanted to go to war,  
we were fed a diet of "Iraq has WMD's", when it was proven that that  
was a lie (not a mistake, a lie) then the "thought speak" was changed  
to a diet of "building a democracy in Iraq".  And the good followers  
started to chant the new "truth".

David