Friendly disagreement

Today, I read a letter to the editor from my friend, Tim Harrison (“Christian politics isn’t helping the country,” Sept. 10), in which he stated his disappointment in the Republican Party and said he would vote for Barack Obama.

As a Christian, I cannot go along with a politician who opposes life and is a strong advocate of late-term abortions – meaning right up until delivery. Obama is the only senator who voted to deny health care to abortion-surviving infants. Murder is wrong. God will not bless a nation that kills more than 1 million babies a year and rebels against his laws.

Regarding negativity, I assume Tim has not watched MSNBC and the hate-filled statements made on a continual basis. It’s so bad Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews were removed as election anchors. As far as Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and Bill O’Reilly, I don’t believe they represent themselves as Christians.

As to my friend’s concerns over rising energy costs, the blame should go directly to the Democratic Party for prohibiting drilling where we know where oil is. In the continental shelf of the Rockies alone, there are more than 2 trillion barrels of oil.

As to the war, this is the seventh year in a row that we have not had an attack on U.S. soil. I would much rather fight the war in Iraq than in our country.

As to Palin, I am thrilled McCain was willing to take the risk he did and nominate her. She oversees 16,000 state employees and manages an $11.2 billion state government, more actual management experience than McCain, Obama or Biden.

I admire McCain. His five years as a prisoner of war, I believe, changed who he was into the man he is. He hates war, but has the real life experience to lead and protect our country.

Tim Harrison and I will remain as friends, but on the issue of who is best-suited to lead our country, we will have to agree to disagree.

Steve Campbell

Fishersville