Thursday, August 28, 2008

Engaging Issues

Amidst the recent spat of editorials critical of Barack Obama warning us of the perils of a Democratic government comes a challenge from the Editor of the Daily News Record. In his column of 8/28 (Democrats and the Rich), he challenges Barack Hussein Obama to "engage Mr. McCain on the issues." A simple question comes to mind. Wouldn't it be a good time for John Sidney McCain to engage Mr. Obama on the issues?

As an editorial writer, what better place than the Editorial Forum to start the ball rolling at least here in the Valley. Here are some issues to start on: fair wages, fair markets, health security, retirement security, equal justice, Common Values, or One Country "with liberty and justice for all." I would invite the Editor or anyone else who favors the incumbent party to join in the discussion and support the record of the current administration by telling us why they support torture, illegal wiretapping, "justified" law breaking by the President, CIA black sites, restrictions of habeas corpus, secret rendition, and the "use it or lose it" approach to environmentalism. Then we could start on the privatization of the military, the health care system, social security, the infrastructure, and education, or we could begin the discussion of corporate welfare, the wealth gap, the mortgage meltdown, and the growth of government. It's time to "engage on the issues."

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