My son-in-law, Scott Lucas, sent me an email today with a link to a letter to the editor that was published in his local newspaper. He told me my daughter sent one that was even better and he hopes that gets published too. But his is pretty darn good!

When Barack Obama said that if necessary he would make unilateral military strikes against terrorists hiding in Pakistan, John McCain howled about how irresponsible his comments were. But then the Bush administration did just what Obama suggested might be necessary, vindicating Obama’s judgment.

Later, Sen. Obama said that a timetable for bringing our troops home from Iraq made sense. The Iraqi government agreed, but the Bush administration said it was a bad idea. Now, even the Bush administration acknowledges that a timetable is the right idea, and it is working on one that is strikingly similar to what Obama proposed. Only McCain wants to keep our troops in Iraq indefinitely. Amazingly, at one point, McCain even suggested keeping our troops in Iraq for another hundred years.

While I honor and appreciate McCain’s past service, that experience apparently did not give him the ability to make good decisions on the most important issues facing our country. He has been wrong consistently, and as a result he has been forced to backtrack and flip-flop as he tries to defend his record.

Obama, on the other hand, has consistently displayed keen foresight and good judgment on important foreign policy issues. That’s why he will get my vote in November.

Gillian Parrillo
The Sacramento Executive