This is political war.  At first it was about debate, but the minute Senator Clinton derided Barack as naive, it became political war.  This is an open letter to you, Senator Clinton.

First, I am a former supporter.  Your performance last night explains why I now support Senator Obama.  First, contrary to some opinions, Obama did not make a mistake last night promising a dialogue with certain nations.  You did by not doing so.  There is a notion among some in the party that we may actually want a change in how we do business in Washington.  That includes foreign affairs.  If we as Democrats wanted to deal better with something like a more palatable version of Bush-like policies we would simply drink more.  A lot more.  You seem to fall in line with other so called moderates who think "If only Democrats were more willing to blow stuff up, we could win".

 You and Biden and Edwards are all coming from the same place:  The past.  For my friend, there can be no ideology when it comes to foreign affairs.  We simply can't afford to always be left or right, dovish or hawklike, diplomatic or militarily aggressive.  The challenges we face call for not a rigid ideologically based set of foreign policies, but wisdom dear Senator.  Something you tragically and to your shame, have shown little of.

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I know a lot of you are working hard for many different candidates for many reasons. We all have valid reasons for supporting our different candidates.

Here are the Reasons I am Supporting Al Gore in no Particular Order.

Why does this Leader Stand Alone? Why do all others come up short?

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On my piano sits a hymn book I've kept there since my days as an active Mormon when, among other things, I played the organ every Sunday in church. One of the hymns in that book is entitled, The Morning Breaks, The Shadows Flee."

Such describes my mood today. Once again those of us who've been actively involved in what we were taught in our civics classes - and believed -  enter into this bi-annual day of hope with a prayer that by the end of the day we will have taken giant steps back toward social, economic and political sanity.

Many like me re-entered our political process with reluctance, not wanting to be bothered ... until it became clear that those driving the vehicle of democracy had their pedal to the floor, little concern for steering through hair-pin curves and no concern for the safety of America's citizens and the cargo of constitutional protections and freedom.

We clearly saw madmen at the wheel.

Any change from our current circumstance - from having exchanged citizen priorities for corporate priorities to having lost the most powerful global influence for good in the name of greed, corporate capitalism and undifferentiated power - will be a giant step backward toward sanity.

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