The hometown paper – and while newspaper endorsements are usually not all that big a deal, in the very closely divided State of Nevada, any small thing can make a big difference:
…Sen. McCain has a proven record of battling the drunken sailor culture so pervasive in our nation’s capital. He has been an outspoken advocate for fiscal restraint, angering many of his colleagues by embarrassing them over their penchant for pork. Sen. McCain vows to veto any bill that includes earmarks and says he will freeze spending in many areas of the budget.
That would represent real change.
Sen. McCain opposes any tax hikes, recognizing that in these troubled times leaving money in the hands of those who earned it offers the best hope for encouraging the creativity and entrepreneurship that defines this nation’s legacy. He would be far more likely to appoint judges who respect freedom and individual liberty and who recognize the restraints our Constitution imposes on the federal government.
On energy, Sen. McCain — while acknowledging the importance of developing alternative sources — understands that for the foreseeable future the nation must continue to harness its domestic supplies of clean coal and oil. This is in stark contrast to Sen. Obama, who falls in line behind the greens and advocates a radical and massively expensive economic upheaval in order to build more windmills and solar panels.
But while the economy has jumped to the fore in this campaign, the United States remains engaged across the globe in a struggle to establish democracy in Iraq and cripple the Islamic extremism that led to 9/11. We are winning — and Sen. McCain is best prepared to ensure we continue on that course.
No, Sen. McCain’s service as a Naval aviator in Vietnam — including his five years in a POW camp, during which he was mentally and physically tortured — don’t automatically qualify him for the presidency. But his experience certainly offers a snapshot of the man’s character, honor and sense of duty.
Sen. McCain realizes the long-term ramifications for failure in Iraq and is prepared to make the difficult decisions that will no doubt confront our next commander in chief. His military background and foreign policy expertise project an image of strength, decisiveness and determination, in stark contrast to Sen. Obama, who has voted to cut and run in Iraq and was spending time as a “community organizer” in Chicago while Sen. McCain was distinguishing himself on the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Our national security would be in good hands with Sen. McCain in the White House.
“Hope is necessary in every condition,” wrote Samuel Johnson. And even during these trying months, Americans retain the sense of optimism and conviction that have served as pilot lights for this nation’s very survival over the past 230 years. Regardless of who is elected this November, we will emerge from these times stronger in spirit. But one man is uniquely qualified to guide us through any coming storms, both domestically and overseas.
That man is John McCain.
Couldn’t have said it any better, myself – leaving aside Obama’s connections with the corrupt and the anti-American, the hard facts of Campaign ’08 clearly indicate that only Senator John McCain has the experience, judgment and courage to be President of the United States in these hard times. On the economy, War on Terrorism, military policy, foreign policy, social issues and right on down the line, McCain has staked out the positions which are common sense and entirely in line with mainstream American views. The man and the hour have truly met, and John McCain is that man and this is his hour.
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