Michael Phillips, Tulsa (7/18/2008 8:20:07 AM)

John Sullivan not only will have my vote he will have my help on his campaign. I suspect for the most part the only people who will vote against my candidate in the general election, will be those who choose to vote straight party.

matt w, Tulsa (7/18/2008 8:32:06 AM)

a,

"And I am really looking forward to having a President who has a name that better reflects average Americans"

How exactly is Barack Obama a name that reflects average Americans???

Fish, glad to see your back to la-la-land and Hussein again...... also Fish, most persons on welfare, typically vote republican not democrat, I say this based on personal questions asked rather than a biased (republican based) governmental census.

@HomeInTulsa, (7/18/2008 8:34:26 AM)

Unfortunate that this was the only thing I find truthful in his submission: "The 2006 elections brought new Democratic faces to Congress, but not enough Democratic spine to put the U.S. Constitution on the table."

If you are dumb enough to believe that a Big D (or a Big R) next to a candidates name indicates they have your best interests at heart please stay home in november.

Scott Smith, (7/18/2008 9:16:00 AM)

Another useless letter. People who want this guy elected should either campaign for him, or buy an ad. Why are the letters to the editor used to push candidates in elections?

matt w, Tulsa (7/18/2008 9:30:32 AM)

There is no point in voting based on party, yet I know Fish, Cory, and whatever other personalities he has on here will disagree. If you vote based on party you might as well not vote at all, because you don't care about the issues at hand. If you really cared about who the president was than you would listen to both sides of the argument, not just go "LALALALALALALALALALA" whenever the other candidates get on stage. Use your heads people, vote for who will do our country best, don't vote because they are a member of a particular party.

I feel we should have an election where D and R are not mentioned, don't have any political affiliations with either party, have supporters from both and then people might actually listen to facts and arguments, rather than go, oh there is an R in front of his name so he gets my vote, or oh there is a D there so i know who I'm voting for.

TonyQ, (7/18/2008 9:37:10 AM)

As John Dean put it, nobody in his right mind should vote for a Republican, ever, anywhere. The party is corrupt to the core, having been completely coopted by special interests. If the last 8 years isn't enough to convince you, you can't be convinced. Some still trot out old nonsense about socialism and family values, refusing to look at the evidence. Democrats aren't pure and innocent, but most of them still have the national interest in mind when they govern. Republicans are the nearest manifestation of fascism this country has seen in generations--rule of, by, and for corporations, wrapped in the flag and stamped with a cross. It's just a pity our country is so susceptible to their propaganda.

Scott Smith, (7/18/2008 10:00:46 AM)

Joe-Allen - I got news for you, none of our elected 'representatives' read the letters, or even acknowledge which side of the issue you are on. I used to waste my time sending letters to them, on both sides of the aisle, and all I ever got back was standard response letters. They should at least acknowledge if you're for or against their position, I mean how hard is it to type two versions of a form letter? It's not like the elected official even writes the letters. It's very disheartening to realize that unless you can get facetime (ie - give them massive donations to buy their time or hold a fundraising function for them) you won't be heard. What kind of representation is that?

I saved the replies I received to my letters, and was considering publishing them either online or in book form, just to call attention to the issue, but grew wary of it all and decided to just stop writing letters. I'll occasionally call if it's an issue that I really feel deeply about, but that's more so I don't have hard evidence that they don't care that I took the time to contact them.. The people who answer the phones are usually pretty nice, but I doubt those messages reach their target.

Ben, (7/18/2008 10:01:04 AM)

John Sullivan was a rubberstamp for Bush policies for the last seven years. Good judgement?

Former Tulsan, (7/18/2008 2:15:35 PM)

Democrat congresspersons who "...demand accountability to the Constitution...?" Thanks for my daily chuckle, B.A.
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When you find a Democrat willing to be "Accountable" to the Tenth Amendment, let me know and I'LL vote for him/her.

Daddyof2, Broken Arrow (7/18/2008 2:38:15 PM)

Find me anyone in the U.S. government who is accoutable to the 10th amendment. Of course, we the people let them get away with it.

TonyQ, Democrats and Republicans calling each other "corrup" is the pot calling the kettle black. Furthermore, I don't think you know the definition of Fascism, so here it s :
1: often capitalized : a political philosophy, movement, or regime (as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition
2: a tendency toward or actual exercise of strong autocratic or dictatorial control

We will know when true change comes to the United States Government. That will be the day when, instead of pointing fingers, those we elect will look in the mirror and solve the problems they see there first.

Matthew 7:3-5 would have a nice application in Congress:
"And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye’; and look, a plank is in your own eye? Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.

matt w, Tulsa (7/18/2008 4:07:43 PM)

AnotherActivist, That's exactly what I was trying to say.

That is a fitting quote Daddyof2, but really.... why bring the bible in with government, it's not supposed to be there...... but then again it's always been there......

FormerTulsan, As soon as you find me a Republican willing to be accountable for their own actions let alone the Tenth Amendment, please by all means let me know and I will vote for them.