It's all about good judgment

Chuck Coletta of Lombard felt it necessary to write an editorial attempting to refute my claim that McCain would make a good president because of decisive answers with convictions and real experience, unlike Obama. He begins by stating a president needs good judgment. I could not agree more. Where we differ greatly is our definition of judgment. Chuck claims McCain showed horrible judgment when he voted along with 98 percent of Congress to provide President Bush the authority to use whatever means necessary to control Hussein and have them meet all resolutions, up to and including force. Then Chuck claimed that Bush violated our constitution because Congress only has the power to declare war.

Hey, Chuck, you are correct with Congress having the power to declare war. However, war was never declared, and the president acted upon authority by Congress, eliminating any discussions about violating our constitution. After all, if Bush ever did anything to violate our constitution, you do not think the Democrat's would not have started impeachment proceedings.

At the time, with 98 percent of Congress, along with other countries, believing that evidence showed WMD's were present in Iraq and Hussein was paying $25,000 for suicide bombers to take out western civilization, Obama chose to vote against taking action on someone that was not only a danger to his own people but capable of extending it to all of us in the USA. That was not good judgment. Although decisions on the Iraq conflict were not always correct, it was the correct vote in Congress. Chuck, you want us to believe Obama knows how to keep us safe ... absolutely not. A vote for Obama is a vote for judgment impaired! Anyone looking for good judgment in a President with the ability to keep us safe, McCain is your vote.

Carl Palash

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