I’ve been reading John Ashcroft’s book Never Again: Securing American and Restoring Justice. Maybe that’s why I put that line in there. Reading about everything that went on in the White House and Pentagon prior to 9-11 makes me want a president who will fight to protect us from our enemies, not attend a church with anti-American sermons.

But again, I apologize. I had no intention of sounding racist or attacking Senator Obama just because of his name. Thank you for looking past that sentence.

That is an archive of an article written about McCain by the National Right to Life Coalition during his candidacy in 1999. They were in favor of Bush back then, against McCain. This article is no longer available on the NRLC website, not surprisingly, since they have completely changed their opinion of him, and are championing him as the voice for life. I maintain there there has not been anything McCain has done in the past 8 years since then that has reversed those positions of his. I beg of you to reconsider your assumption of McCain as pro-life… regardless of who is VP is if this is indeed your top issue.

I want to briefly express my disappointment with two statements in this article. “And I would not expect a Mormon to do much to protect the definition of marriage as being between one man and one woman, either,” is the first. You do realize that the position of the mainstream Mormon church does not condone polygamy? If you’d expounded upon the links that mormonism has had to polygamy since its inception, or marshaled other specific arguments, I wouldn’t mind hearing it, but as it is, this comes off as “I summarily dismiss all Mormons ’cause I don’t agree with them.”

And citing Barack Obama’s name as the reason to not vote for him? Please, if you don’t like his position on the issues, which I imagine is certainly the case, do expound on those qualms. Why dismiss someone because of what they are named without even mentioning what they have to say and why you disagree with it? It’s the tactic of the schoolyard bully, not the editorialist.

I found your arguments in favour of McCain compelling, and I have found your previous writing to be personable and enjoyable. But these statements have me seeing red when otherwise I might be swayed by your points. You are certainly able to argue a strong case. I hate to see you use shoddy arguments alongside solid ones.

I do hope you dont take offense to how I am writing this, I was more shocked than anything and just wanted you to know that not all your readers have the same background as you.

best,

Caroline

However, my hope is that McCain is NOT talking up to the conservative voting bloc. After all, he knows where an essential core lies. Yet God knows!

Keep letting your light shine!

I do not mean to be controversial in any way. My conviction is that everyone should vote for the person they believe would be the best candidate in office, regardless of party or popularity. God calls us to be different.

Prayerfully,

A YLCF Reader in KY

By the way, I think your brother should run for president when he’s old enough.

I agree with you on the third-party issue, Gretchen. As my dad says, “Third party votes are basically votes for the Democrat.” (Since we vote Republican ) So this year, (my first voting year…) I’m voting for John McCain!

I just wanted to point out that Mormons (the LDS church) are actually a big part of the conservative/prolife/protect marriage movement. Here in California the LDS church is one of the biggest supporters of prop 8 (a measure to define marriage as between one man and one woman). Polygamy is not a part of the modern LDS church and has not been for many, many years.

Thank you for all the work you and the other ylcf writers do to encourage so many who love your site. You have all been blessings in my life!

In Christ,
Diana

Like you, after hearing his strong and convicted answers several nights ago (when someone takes such a firm stance on defeating evil, I could a little excited), I was greatly encouraged. So were my parents, and my two brothers old enough to vote.

I can’t say, unfortunately, that McCain is another Reagan, but I have to say that he impressed me, and when it comes time to vote he’ll probably be the one.

And I’m certainly praying that he continues on the way he’s been going!