[speechlesstx]

That article put a twist on it that I never read before I have to think about my position on this issue now. Seriously Tom thanks for sending that article and I apologize to you speech your article was the same but you know I saw that tee shirt and thought ahhh this is BS.

I won't kid you or myself, it takes a tall pair of boots to wade through the BS on both sides, right?

By the way, I was behind a pickup on the way to work today with a bumper sticker that said, "The road to hell is paved with Republicans."

[spitvenom]

You are absolutely correct Everyone needs to wade through the BS to find the truth on both sides. I thought the road to Hell was paved with Lawyers. I have always been an independent but This election I felt the need to vote for Obama And I never felt this way about a candidate in a primary. So I registered Democrat for the first time. I really can not stand Hillary at all don't trust her at all. For me I try not to look at republican and democrat I try to look who will be the best person for the job.

[tomder55]

Seriously Tom thanks for sending that article

No problem ;I am a regular subscriber to 'Foreign Affairs '. I particularly found the essays each candidate submitted to the magazine on the foreign policy issues they would like to address particularly informative.

Most of the major candidates submitted them but I will link to the remaining 3 .

Foreign Affairs - Security and Opportunity for the Twenty-first Century - Hillary Rodham Clinton

Foreign Affairs - Renewing American Leadership - Barack Obama

Foreign Affairs - An Enduring Peace Built on Freedom - John McCain

It is a great magazine for a junkie like me .It usually takes a couple of weeks to read and digest all the excellent essays and articles in it . And yes ;generally I find myself in disagreement with their editorial positions.However they make compelling cases no matter which issue they are exploring .