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The More We Get Together...

Politics is politics, but this year’s campaign has taken a nasty, nasty turn. With the Dems running a full court press to take control of the House of Representatives, the “scum” factor has reached new lows on both sides. I cannot refrain from commenting. Although I am a Republican, I have not been particularly thrilled with George Bush. The three areas that have concerned me are 1) his lack of attention to health care insurance issues; 2) the change in the Medicaid laws, which is lethal to the middle class and not well publicized; and 3) the lack of governmental incentives for the rapid development of alternative fuels to oil. As to the Iraq war and the war on terror, there are no good alternatives. And I have been disappointed in the Democratic Party’s continual sniping without offering any alternatives. That leads me to believe they have none, and for those issues I would rather deal with the devil I know versus the devil I don’t. All of the above are important issues to this countr...