This past weekend, presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama fielded a barrage of tough questions from pastor and "Purpose Driven Life" author Rick Warren in a forum held at Warren's Saddleback Church in Orange County California.The glaring difference between the two candidates was Obama showed his infantile genious by using political doulbe speak to give non-answers to Warren's questions; while McCain gave honest, forthwrightness based on his personal beliefs and convictions.
Warren asked both men questions about faith, morality, taxes, and the war. Both men gave the answers you would have expected each of them to give. McCain's answers showed his obvious core values and convictions, while Obama showed himself to actually be the empty suit we all already knew him to be. I was disappointed in Rick Warren though because he did not ask either candidate any questions about illegal immigration.
The answers given by both men to the questions that were asked further solidified my already vehement opposition to Barack Obama and made me a little more comfortable with John McCain. That doesn't mean that I now wholeheartedly and enthusiastically support McCain, after all, he still has not chosen a running mate. His choice will either go a long way toward making me much more comfortable with him, or further solidify my stance that he is the lesser of the two evils. The Saddleback Forum brought me alittle closer to being an avid McCain supporter. Only McCain's VP choice will determine if this trend continues.
Jim Chitty
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