Letter to the Editor 2, 9/18/08

Dear Editor, Giles Howard’s column, ‘Palin the best female VP candidate from Alaska,’ was… Dear Editor, Giles Howard’s column, ‘Palin the best female VP candidate from Alaska,’ was utterly distasteful and disrespectful to those who are practicing Christians. His view is typical of the secular progressive movement in this country, which continuously mocks the Judeo-Christian principles that this country was founded on. I find it amusing that Mr. Howard criticizes Gov. Palin for her faith in God, yet makes no mention of Sen. Obama’s religious connections during his one-sided political piece. Perhaps this is because when religion and Obama are mentioned in the same sentence, his associations with his anti-American pastor Rev. Jeremiah Wright and Rev. Michael Pfleger would immediately pop into most people’s minds. ‘ ‘ Mr. Howard attacks Palin’s faith-based social policies of teaching abstinence rather than safe sex in schools, obviously taking a veiled shot at Palin’s 17-year-old daughter, Bristol, who is pregnant. But Bristol Palin is engaged and is going to marry the father. To the contrary, Obama is on record for saying that if one of his children has an unplanned pregnancy, he doesn’t ‘want them punished with a baby.’ ‘ ‘ ‘ He was the only person in the Illinois state legislature to speak against the state’s Born Alive Infants Protection Act, which extends legal protection to an infant that was born alive after a failed attempt at induced abortion. Who do you think, Bristol Palin or Obama, is being the more reasonable and responsible individual? ‘ ‘ Mr. Howard assails Palin for her lack of experience, yet she has more executive experience than Obama. In addition to serving on the Wasilla city council, being the mayor of that city and being the governor of the state, Palin chaired the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. She has taken on corruption in her own party and has achieved real change in her career. I would like someone to name one accomplishment of Obama. He has never run a city or a state, and he has not written any major legislation since being in the Senate. Liberals have resorted to attacking Palin and Sen. McCain because their candidate is an empty suit of change, has no political accomplishments to speak of and has no beneficial solutions to offer the American people. ‘ Jesse J. Sabatini Research Associate