Questions For McCain
by Barb Seavey

Regarding your editorial, "Support McCain?", I have many, many, many concerns about John McCain as President.

I am for the most part an independent and generally vote that way but this 2008 general election has left me with so many concerns and disappointments. I know I will not vote for a Democrat and I am having a real hard time being convinced I should vote for McCain.  McCain has talked out of both sides of his mouth so many times I don't feel as though I can trust him when he says he learn what the people want.  I am going to list a few of my questions.

1.  Does McCain really understand that the citizens want the illegal aliens gone? Does he understand that we want tough border security and enforcement of the law?  Is he for large or huge fines on employers that hire illegal's and for deportation of illegal workers when they find them as well?  Is he for more border guards with a lot more authority than what they have had under Bush so that when they (the border guards) find or catch these illegal's they can take more action?  When any illegal immigrant is caught breaking the law in crossing, drug running and will not stop or starts shooting at the border guard, will he give our border guard the authority to be able to shoot back and hopefully hit their sorry back side and afterwards not have to sit in jail for doing his job and protecting his country? Also, will he pardon the two border guards that are sitting in jail now due to President Bush's inability to pardon them which is one of the worst decisions Bush ever made (and to think I voted for him)?

2.  Is McCain under the false belief that the United States can cure the whole world's ills?  Is he also for all this global economy and rule? One of the worst things about all of this global nonsense is that it is the United States that ends up paying the lions share if not all.  What is his thought's on Iraq, Iran and the rest of the middle East Countries?

3.  What is McCain going to do about the economy and infrastructure of the United States?  Borrowing more money is not the answer.  They have to start paying down the national debt.  Is he going to try to keep tax cuts in place and not change his mind?  Is he going to try to bring more industry back to the United States?  Is he for estates to be tax free under a million dollars?  What is he trying to do or his plans to help solve the energy crisis?  Gas made from corn is not the answer, it costs too much to make and all it is doing is driving up the cost of fuel and groceries which is a necessity for every single American.

4.  Is McCain for carrying on with Bush's Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America agreement or is he going to try to get out of it?  I don't believe we need foreign countries in here building our roads and buying up our land.  Has he thought about America losing its sovereignty if we start selling large parcels of land to foreign countries?  This goes back to illegal's getting in here if we have open borders between the United States and Mexico and Canada.  It seem's as though Pres. Bush is more worried about Mexico than he is the US and I was wondering if McCain shares the same thoughts.  It appears that Mexico has Bush in their back pocket and I was wondering if McCain was going to fit in their back pocket also.  What is McCain's thought's on NAFTA and his reasons for his beliefs or thought's.

I would like to believe there is some good in the man but at the present time I haven't been able to find much.  Maybe rather than telling us what he would do he should start to sign some pledges that some of the conservatives have  asked him to sign.  I don't feel his word is worth much and signing a pledge don't cost anything but it does help you stay true to your word.

I thank you for the opportunity to voice a few of the questions I have.

Barbara Seavey