An open letter to Pastor Jody Hice

I believe, as a Christian Democrat, that when you pit congregants and Christians against one another from the pulpit, you do nothing to further understanding or love for thy neighbor. Jesus spoke out for those who were suffering, the poor, and society's outcasts. Isn't it more beneficial to the world that you do the same, as a man of God? Sir, we live in a democracy, not a theocracy, and when you start believing that some Christians are better Christians because of their political beliefs, you are no longer preaching God's word, but your own.

McCain's ties to gambling make me wonder where evangelicals values truly lie. Talk the talk, yet no walking the walk?

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/28/us/politics/28gambling-web.html?ref=us

Evangelicals and Conservatives should REALLY know their candidate. Christian Coalition members fought hard against him in 2000 because of his ties to gambling, yet they're now ready to vote for him and sidestep proclaimed values? He's the "maverick" who wielded his power to stick it to the guys who screwed him in South Carolina. Was he really in it for the Indian Nation, or for his own revenge? Revenge seems to be a running theme with the McCain/Palin ticket.

Note: I personally don't oppose gambling and think that it could be a financial bonanza for the city of Cleveland. I think it's an exercise in futility to oppose it, since we are losing millions of tax dollars to Michigan, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and most especially, Canada.

Senator McCain, I have a question about your values?

You profess your belief in the American Worker, yet you want to make it easier for corporations by not making them pay their fair share of taxes because you think it will promote those jobs going out of the country. I know of a very successful, multi-billion dollar company that took some of it's production out of the U.S. to find that the work ethic they were accustomed to, wasn't there. The dedication to quality they were accustomed to, wasn't there. The American Worker they were accustomed to, wasn't there. Well, that same company ceased operations and brought back the jobs. So, tell me Senator, instead of giving the benefits to the companies that operate here and employ the American Worker, how about telling the companies the benefits of hiring the American Worker, even if it's at a higher cost, because in the end, the quality and work ethic is worth every penny you pay. You don't have to worry about shutting down operations for a month-long "holiday". You don't have to worry about finding good hardworking people that have pride in their work. You don't have to worry about making babies sick because of melamine in their formula, is that blunt enough for you. It's time the President starts promoting the people!

Now welcome to the world's stage, Sarah Barracuda, show pony extraordinare in the McCain Magic Maverick Tour

So, Sarah finally got her chance to meet with some world leaders, like Hamid Karzai above. What did they talk about you ask? It has been rumored that this exchange above what about Karzai's new baby and their shared experience with newborns. How exactly does that further her campaign's message or give credibility to her "foreign policy" clout? Who the hell knows what they're thinking, but whatever it is, it isn't working. Just keep prancing, just keep prancing, just keep prancing, prancing, prancing....

The Republican National Convention aka The Sisterhood of the Traveling Trophy Wives

I love being lectured to by a bunch of old white men about family values and what it means to be a God-fearing, patriotic American while they have their sweet little trophy wives on their arms, cooing in their ears, boosting their egos by telling them how wonderful they are. Would the First, Second, or Third Wives Clubs like to chime in?

Hockey Moms

M: Hey Sarah!

Sarah: What, M?

M: Do you know the difference between a Democratic hockey mom and a pit bull?

Sarah: What, lipstick?

M: Nah, lipstick and a human brain.

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