Letters

McCain Is Best
I support Sen. John
McCain, R-Ariz., for
president because
he understands that
our economic turn-
around depends on
keeping taxes low for
everyone and mak-
ing the tax structure Sen. McCain
for our companies
competitive with the
rest of the world unlike the disaster
here in Michigan.
McCain fought to regulate Fannie
and Freddie when Sen. Barack Obama,
D-Ill., and others defended it two years
ago. McCain clearly understands who
are enemies are and that Israel cannot
be threatened by Iran.
McCain knows that a defeat in
Iraq will embolden the terrorists. He
knows America is a beacon of light,
not the cause of the world's problems
even if we are not perfect. You know
where John stands. However, Obama's
presidential rhetoric does not match
his historic behavior. We can't afford
the inexperienced Barack Obama and
the far left ideology his resume rep-
resents. We need a pragmatic slightly
right of center candidate like McCain
who U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn.,
can endorse from the left and former
Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney from
the right.

Eugene Greenstein

Farmington Hills

Support
Obama
Regarding the posi-
tion of the National
Women's Committee
of the Republican
Jewish Coalition
and their endorse-
ment of Sen. John
McCain, R-Ariz., for Sen. Obama
president, it only
re-enforced my deci-
sion to have voted by absentee ballot
for Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. As a Jew,
it is important that the candidate of
my choice views the importance of
Israel as an ally.
But as an American in these pre-
carious economic times, it is also
important that the candidate I voted
for has a viable plan to make sure
that all Americans have a better way
of life than the past eight years have
afforded us.
McCain's position on the war that
will, God forbid, possibly involve my

youngest grandson, who is only 5, is
of great importance to me. McCain
says we will stay in the war until we
win. As a former POW, doesn't he
remember Vietnam and a war that
went on and on and on and no one
won?
We are spending millions of dollars
on a war that is going nowhere. The
money could be used to help our own
people, here in America.
The only clear-cut candidate to give
us a better life is Barack Obama.

Susan Weiner

West Bloomfield

Obama, Too
Jewish vote for the Democrats, in any
given election, hovers around 70 per-
cent nationwide. At the core of Jewish
thought, there is a yearning for peace,
equality, justice and redemption.
These are values that more closely
resound with the Democratic Party,
when at its best.
At the heart of the Democratic
campaign, especially this time
around, there is a calling for hope
and change. U.S. Sen. Barack Obama,
D-Ill., with all his imperfections, is
running on a platform that advocates
for diplomacy before war, a fight
against global warming, widespread
health care and better funding for
education. These are values that the
colorful fabric of Jewish culture sings
for in unison.
Obama is genuine in his support
for Israel. Ultimately, through his
books and actions as a community
organizer, Obama has shown that he
would never be an appeaser to the
violence espoused by Islamic extrem-
ism.
In a time of such worldwide politi-
cal and economic turmoil, my gen-
eration yearns for something fresh.
Obama offers just that: hope.
If you want to give your children
an opportunity to one day live in a
country of diminishing, not increas-
ing, troubles, consider voting for a
candidate who will ardently pursue
that.

Marilyn Fishman

West Bloomfield

Corrections

In "Focus on the Future" (Oct. 23,
page A17), Jeffrey Solomon should
have been identified as president of
the Andrea and Charles Bronfman
Philanthropies. Also, the name of
Michael Berke was misspelled in a
photo caption.

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