McCain: He has
the best experience

I know that the economy is the big topic right now, but I assure you the economy will rebound. The country has been through worse than this and has always rebounded and will again.

When it does, who is best suited to deal with terrorism and border security? Who has the most experience? Who best represents the American hero?

Our very way of life is at stake here, the direction of the country. I don’t believe in higher taxes. I don’t believe we should abandon free markets and move toward socialism. Barack Obama is too comfortable associating with people who advocate just that.

John McCain believes in the right to keep and bear arms. Preserve our country, vote McCain.

Ross Balano, Midwest Voices panelist

McCain: We need
a leader like him

Our country needs a leader who has the proven experience of working with both political parties and who will not back down from the daily challenges posed by nefarious foreign despots. Our country needs a leader who will put this country’s economic future back into the hands of the taxpayer and not into the hands of the federal bureaucracy. Our country needs John McCain.

McCain has suffered to preserve freedom and democracy for all people.

His track record shows that he will fight vigorously for the American people by working with the American populace. He brings our nation not just the change we can believe in, but more importantly, he is a leader we can trust.

Matthew J. Palcher, Reader Advisory panelist

Obama: He gets what is important

Americans need and deserve a president who gets it.

Barack Obama gets the importance of making education affordable because he relied on student loans to get through college.

As for health care reform, his passion is personal because he watched his mother haggle with insurance companies while lying in bed battling breast cancer.

And he has a commitment to serve those who are the least among us, as he demonstrated when he turned down six-figure job offers to work for $10,000 a year to help empower poor residents.
Barack Obama gets it, and he has a solid plan to get America back on track.

Kim Riley, Reader Advisory panelist

Obama: A win
would mean change

Change. Sen. John McCain says his administration won’t continue policies of the last eight years. But why would we believe a party that nominated George Bush would choose someone really different? Thanks, but no thanks.

The risk of a young Barack Obama is less than the risk of an old McCain. And if a measure of a candidate’s executive abilities is an effective campaign, I wouldn’t want to be a hurricane victim during a McCain administration.

By contrast, Obama’s campaign functions like a well disciplined regiment.

Finally, Obama’s law degree will help him follow those pesky civil rights tacked onto the Constitution.

George Harris, Reader Advisory panelist