Letter from Illinois - Fini

From Joes' Letter:
Dear friends, it is time for us to stand. It is time for thinking Americans to say, 'Enough.' It is time for people of all parties to stop following the party line. It is time for anyone who wants to keep America first, who wants the right man leading their nation, to start a dialogue with all their friends and neighbors and ask who they're voting for, and why.
There's a lot of evil in this world. That should be readily apparent to all of us by now. And when faced with that evil as we are now, I want a man who knows the cost of war on his troops and on his citizens. I want a man who puts my family's interests before any foreign country.
I want a President who's qualified to lead.

From me:
Joe, if you use the 'friends' line one more time, I'll puke.
Let me say this about your statement above. I agree with every word - even the ones I don't quite understand. Does that surprise you? The only difference is that for me, the answer is Barack Obama, clearly and unequivocally.
What do you mean "...before any foreign country."? Where did that thought come from? I didn't realize John or Barack had any interest in any other country. What country would that be? And what kind of interest?

Joe, I know your mind cannot be changed, and I'm not trying to change it. You've tried hard in your letter to hide your bias, but in the end it all comes out, doesn't it. At the end of the next 8 years, when the ship is righted, when the results of the Bush 8 years have been reversed (if that is even possible), you still won't acknowledge the accomplishment. You didn't for President Clinton, who left office with the country on pretty firm ground, and you won't for President Obama, who will very likely do the same thing. I'll be interested to know what you do in 2012 when the Republicans put up a black man to oppose him!
We live in interesting times. Before I go I hope and expect to see a woman as president. (not Sarah Palin) I can't wait to see what we can do in the next eight years! I know what we are capable of, and it's exciting.
For instance, I've been waiting 50 years for us to do something about renewable energy. Now we will. I'm confident that with Obama in office we will pursue this with all the urgency it deserves. And whether you believe it or not, energy is the most important problem to solve. The other problems cannot be ignored, of course, but energy must be resolved. I have no confidence that John McCain will even try - he has been good bedfellows with the existing group for too long. But I digress into real issues. Sorry. Let's keep it simple, with inuendo and vague accusations.
Okay, I'll stop now. Unless Bush declares martial law, unless Obama supporters don't show up at the polls because they think it's a done deal, unless voters are disenfranchised through unethical or illegal means on voting day, unless something unthinkable happens in the next 21 days - Obama will be elected and we can all move forward while we and the world breath a sigh of relief.