It's time to tell the truth

Lipstick on a lie. At the Saddleback Church, John McCain was quoted as saying, "Our nation was founded on Judeo-Christian values and principles." Does he, or we as a nation, really believe in those values and principals? Do we as a nation care about truth anymore?

A McCain ad says Obama is in favor of legislation to teach "comprehensive sex education to kindergartners," when it was proved untrue when Alan Keyes first tried it out against Obama in their 2004 senatorial race. Yet the ad ends with a John McCain voice-over saying: "I'm John McCain and I approve this ad," when he knows it to be untruthful. If you put lipstick on an untruthful ad it's still an untruthful ad.

Sarah Palin keeps droning on about how she "... told Congress, thanks but no thanks on that bridge to nowhere" even though she was originally for it, but then kept the $223 million earmark and used it for other transportation issues. If you put lipstick on an earmark, it's still an earmark.

Why is it disrespectful of Palin when Obama was talking about McCain and change when he used the phrase "lipstick on a pig" when McCain used the same phase when he talked directly about Hillary Clinton? If you put lipstick on an old phrase, it's still an old phrase.

Factcheck.org lists the following error in McCain's acceptance speech: McCain claimed that Obama's health care plan would "force small businesses to cut jobs" and would put "a bureaucrat ... between you and your doctor." In fact, the plan exempts small businesses, and those who have insurance now could keep the coverage they have. If you put lipstick on your acceptance speech, it's a blemished acceptance speech.

Howard Miller

Batavia