Values voters must turn to Democrats
To the editor:
To all values voters: I would now like to extend an invitation to you from the Democratic Party. I do this in response to the pathetic candidates your party has expected you to support this election year.
By now, surely you must be weary of the scandals created by your party represenatives and their party leaders. Republican vice presidential nominee and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has proved to be just another liability to the Grand Old Party -- having a pregnant 17-year-old daughter should be testament to her poor skills as a leader in her own home, so let's not help her put those poor parenting skills in the White House. And let's remember that Sen. John McCain left his first wife to marry a 24-year-old trophy with a $100 million bank account.
Come on over to the Democratic Party, the party of simple family values, and let's elect a committed husband and father this year. We deserve this as values voters.
Todd W. Byington
LAS VEGAS
Doing the right thing
To the editor:
On the heels of Sen. John McCain's running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, announcing that her 17-year-old daughter is pregnant comes criticism from many who now question whether Gov. Palin is qualified to be vice president, or is even a fit mother.
How vile. Anyone who tries to raise their family under high standards knows there is no guarantee that children will make wise choices. Gov. Palin is a wonderful mother who is raising a healthy family. Her son is a soldier about to ship out to Iraq, and she chose to keep and deliver a baby with Down syndrome -- most babies indentified with this during pregnancy are aborted.
Regarding the daughter's pregnancy, though, I'd point out to critics that she has decided to marry the father and raise the baby. This may not be best in every situation, but it's commendable that she wants to try to do the right thing as she sees it now.
Clearly, she realizes the importance to a child of a stable home with a father and a mother. Comparing this young lady from the capital of Alaska to a popular movie last year about a pregnant girl who gives her baby to a single woman, I'm inclined to say that Juneau is better than "Juno."
Jamie Huston
NORTH LAS VEGAS
Good pick
To the editor:
Sen. John McCain's selection of Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate must have been a great pick. She is apparently causing the Democratic Party a lot of worry because, since Sen. McCain introduced her to the rest of the nation, the Democrats have been relentlessly attacking her.
It almost makes one think that they are afraid to compete for votes against a politician who has high ethical standards, has fought political corruption and -- most importantly -- has executive experience.
Republican supporters don't have to worry about that; their candidates don't have opponents with such qualities and experiences.
S.G. Hayes
LAS VEGAS
Worse than taggers
To the editor:
I have a great idea for all those politicial signs left up after the primary election. Why not deliver them to the former candidates' houses and charge them $50 for each one? The $50 for each sign would be the amount of the fine they should pay for leaving them all over the valley. Just think of the income for the county coffers. And we all thought that taggers were bad.
Rick Oster
HENDERSON
Pro-predator
To the editor:
A blurb in John L. Smith's Friday column captioned "Stoking fear" caught my attention.
Mr. Smith stated: "Misleading 'warnings' to local gun owners of the dangers of an Obama presidency are circulating in the community."
Either Mr. Smith has done zero research on Sen. Barack Obama's position concerning gun control, or his true colors are showing. Among the restrictions Sen. Obama has supported: a total ban on handguns; a ban on the right of qualified citizens to carry concealed handguns; a ban on firearms kept in the home; a ban on the sale or transfer of all semi-automatic firearms, and much more.
In short, Sen. Obama is one of -- if not the most -- anti-gun politicians in U.S. history. He has chosen as his running mate Sen. Joe Biden, another notorious anti-gun politician. Back in 1993, Sen. Biden went on record in 1993 as saying, "Banning guns is an idea whose time has come."
Mr. Smith closes his misleading snippet with: "The fear mongering is bound to get worse from here." Let's hope so. Because if Sen. Obama gets elected, he'll do his best to see that our gun rights disappear, which will create a much safer working environment for the ever-increasing number of predators among us.
Bob Feener
PAHRUMP
