Presidential Candidates And Their Spiritual Advisors

So much has been made of remarks made by pastors Jeremiah Wright and John Hagee and their relationships with Barack Obama and John McCain. Is this really what we need to focus on when we choose a presidential candidate?

Are these relationships of equal importance when compared the issues that face our nation?

Is Obama's relationship with Wright more of an issue than Hagee's endorsement of McCain?

Jonathan Blake
White Salmon

Make Elected Officials Accountable

No matter what our political affiliations are, we have a responsibility to make elected officials accountable once in office.

If you want to find out how your senator or representative voted on recent legislation, check this page out every Sunday in the Seattle Times....

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2004285705_rollcall16.html

If you see something you don't agree with then write them a letter or call their office!

If you are against supporting pork projects like the bridge to nowhere in Alaska, Patty Murray & Norm Dick's $4.5 million boat the Navy didn't even want or Doc Hasting's $300,000 pork barrel project the Walter Clore Wine and Culinary Center in Prosser, then we need to speak up!

With the price of gasoline and other goods and services increasing, citizens are all forced to cutback in their personal spending........why shouldn't our elected officials in Washington DC do the same?

I am tired of "Business As Usual"!

Jonathan Blake
White Salmon