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Larry Mayes
of Lewiston, ME
For me my votes have been mostly Republican. I saw value in Nixon, Ford, Reagan and for a time GHWB and I screwed up and voted for him once and found "like father, like son" and knew a lost cause before the first Primary and am not ashamed of my votes for Clinton or Kerry.
I will be proud for vote for McCain in November as there is only a choice of hard work or smoke and mirrors.
It is clear that Obama has expensive gimmicks and few real solutions for us. After the recent presentations at the GOP Convention, it is clear that Cindy McCain has done more for this country than Barack and likely more qualified for the Oval Office as well.
The trouble here in Maine is that the news doesn't seem to get here without going through a filter like the PPH, which I now concede blocks the more conservative side perhaps thinking it is doing a community service at best or by vacating its obligation to just present the news. On the other hand the Rush Limbaughs, the Viceroy of (other people's) Viagra is just as harmful and useless. Goodbye PPH!report abuse
Sep 5, 2008 10:04 PM
My dad once told me, "Vote for the one's you believe will do the best job". If you are voting for the same reasons, I'm okay with that.
For me my votes have been mostly Republican. I saw value in Nixon, Ford, Reagan and for a time GHWB and I screwed up and voted for him once and found "like father, like son" and knew a lost cause before the first Primary and am not ashamed of my votes for Clinton or Kerry.
I will be proud for vote for McCain in November as there is only a choice of hard work or smoke and mirrors.
It is clear that Obama has expensive gimmicks and few real solutions for us. After the recent presentations at the GOP Convention, it is clear that Cindy McCain has done more for this country than Barack and likely more qualified for the Oval Office as well.
The trouble here in Maine is that the news doesn't seem to get here without going through a filter like the PPH, which I now concede blocks the more conservative side perhaps thinking it is doing a community service at best or by vacating its obligation to just present the news. On the other hand the Rush Limbaughs, the Viceroy of (other people's) Viagra is just as harmful and useless. Goodbye PPH!report abuse
skowtown
of skowhegan, ME
Sep 4, 2008 7:43 AM
TYPICAL, TYPICAL, TYPICAL liberal news coverage. I wanted to see the slanted coverage about the republican convention and the Palin story today & guess what...not even a peep. BUT, of course, the ultra-liberal BLETHEN NEWSPAPERS would have an article about OBAMA and how a couple of disenfranchised "republicans" are for him. UNBELIEVABLE. Then they wonder why people think the press is so liberally biased. I hope the failing paper continues to sink and is swallowed up by its swamp of propaganda. Maybe being on the Obama payroll will save them???????!report abusesrg
of Oakland, ME
Sep 3, 2008 11:06 PM
I just read an article where McCain doesn't know how to use a computer never uses one and Mrs Parlin wanted to have books banned while she was Mayor; also she wanted creativism taught in school with evolution when she was president of the PTA. BEWAREreport abuseRick
of Winslow, ME
Sep 3, 2008 9:33 PM
And I voted for the GOP in 5 of the last 7 elections (twice for Bush) but am voting Democrat this time around.report abuseYou must be a registered user of MaineToday.com to post a comment. Register or log in.
