Monday, May 5, 2008

Kristol's Op/Ed piece in the Times

“McCain-Jindal” – Op/Ed – May 5, 2008

I would like to make three bets with Mr. Kristol: First, that Obama wins more pledged delegates and popular votes than Clinton, second, that Obama is the nominee of the Democratic Party, and last, that Obama beats McCain in November by at least five percentage points. Mr. Kristol can’t seem to let the Reverend Wright issue die, even though Obama has now given two magnificent speeches clearly and completely distancing himself from Wright’s incendiary comments.

When a real issue surfaces, like the so-called “gas tax holiday”, it is very apparent that Obama is on the correct side of the issue while McCain and Clinton are pandering to the public. There is a real reason that Barack Obama has come from nowhere to become the front-runner in the battle for his Party’s nomination. He has the integrity, the courage of his convictions and an innate sense of what America needs after almost eight horrific years of George W. Bush. Clinton and McCain offer the same old Washington big money, influence peddling government that is the trademark of the Bush administration.


Henry A. Lowenstein

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