After making what has to be a shot from the hip decision to name Sara Palin as his running mate and now going on what can only be described as a witch hunt, the question begs to be asked, what happened to John McCain? With the country in the worst economic shape in its short history and embroiled in a war with no end in sight, the rhetoric as usual from our politicians isn’t going to cut it! Wake up John; we want to hear what you’re going to do for us, not how bad the other guy is.

Can you tell me without insulting someone else what YOUR plan is? Its bad enough we have to listen to Sara Palin read a teleprompter everyday without any hope of hearing something that wasn’t written for her. Come on John, what were you thinking? Did this come out of your bag of tricks, or one of the wonder kids you’re surrounded with? I don’t want to believe you really think she could run this country, so please tell me you cringe every time she opens her mouth.

I really believe you barked up the wrong tree this time John. The financial situation we find ourselves in has made us really think about who we want at the helm and the smoke and mirrors kind of answers we have come to expect during the elections are not going to go unnoticed. Could you please cut the crap and talk to us about your plan to bring our sons and daughters home from the war on oil in Iraq. Will you tell me how you will prevent the kind of failed policies your party has foisted on us for 8 years and the new road you see us traveling down?

I’m a former Marine and my youngest son just returned from Iraq and Afghanistan in the Air Force. My family believes in service and sacrifice for our way of life, but not in wasting one single life for a failed political agenda. So please don’t yank my crank Mr. McCain. Your angry rhetoric and running mate stunt aren’t enough this time. We honor your sacrifice in that other war we shouldn’t have been in, but question your honor in the way you are trying to gain our highest office.

You had a chance to stand out from the rest but instead mocked our intelligence and used fear and hate as your theme. Call me crazy but since that has been the Bush doctrine for the last 8 years maybe you could have tried something different. You’re done, baked, toast, should I go on?