http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/07/opinion/07kristol.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&...

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/03/us/politics/03manage.html?sq=mccain%20...

To the editor:

William Kristol acknowledges that John McCain's campaign is in trouble
(Op-Ed, 7/7) without admitting the obvious: John McCain is clueless as
an administrator of a large organization, despite his claims to
"experience" and "leadership." McCain has now reorganized his campaign
for a fifth time since the start of the primary campaign (NY Times,
7/3). I conclude from this campaign chaos that McCain makes poor choices
as his campaign subordinates, that he either has no personal strategic
vision for the campaign, or that he is unable to communicate or to
implement a coherent campaign strategy.

Kristol now suggests a sixth reorganization under consultant Mike

MRFF Media Alert - Anderson Cooper 360 TONIGHT

FYI,
Mikey Weinstein is my kind of guy...
Ben

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/opinion/20080706_Head_Strong__Make-or-bre...

To the editor:

Michael Smerconish's op-ed appeal (Currents, 7/6) to take up the White
Man's Burden in Pakistan is another appeal to America's superpower
status, and to unilateral blustering actions which got us into such
difficulty over the past eight years. We are already a second-rate
financial power, and may already have reduced to second-rate status the
very armed forces that underlies our nation's past strength -- because
of the reckless policies and unrestricted deregulation that has
accompanied the Bush years. America is bleeding jobs, bleeding
prosperity, and bleeding technical superiority. Pakistan ought to be a
priority for international concern, but it is not our unilateral
responsibility.

Ben Burrows
406 Shoemaker Road
Elkins Park, PA 19027
215-266-2029

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/opinion/20080706_Back_Channels__He_s_brave_and_he_s_honest.html

To the editor:

Kevin Ferris (Currents, 7/6) has deliberately mistaken the remarks of
General Wesley Clark by taking an isolated sentence out of context. He
is not alone in the right wing sliming, but he should read the actual
remarks instead of echoing the right wing sliming.
http://www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/pdf/FTN_062908.pdf
I think being president is about having good
judgment, it's about the ability to
communicate. As one of the great presidential historians, Richard
Neustadt, said, `The greatest
power of the presidency is the power to persuade.' And what Barack
Obama brings is incredible
communication skills, proven judgment. You look at his meteoric rise in
politics and you see a guy