Letter To Senator Obama

Dear Senator Obama:

I ask with all sincerity and humility
WHAT THE HELL IS THE MATTER WITH YOU AND YOUR STAFF??

You are the hope candidate and now you are the fear candidate. You have built up my hopes and now I fear they will be dashed, once again.
This is not about money - you have enough money to stop “her” campaign tactics.
I seem to remember when other people wanted you to run. At first you were unsure, but you bowed to the rising groundswell of people who truly want change in this country. I don’t see you running as though the presidency is your birthright. I see your candidacy as a response to a very real need for change. “She” has never had any other thought than getting the nomination for a long, long time. “She” wants it so bad that she is willing to destroy you and herself in the process.

The people of this country need to hear you stand up and state that “she” has destroyed any chance of a twofer ticket with her red telephone ad and her most recent praise of Senator McCain. She is dangling a false message - A vote for me is a vote for both of us. But how can she consider you as a vice president when her attack is that you are not fit or qualified or experienced enough to be president in your own right? You can’t be subtle in saying this. Most people are not that perceptive. They will believe her lure unless you directly challenge it be saying:
“Senator Clinton says I’m not fit to be president. She then alludes that a vote for her could be a vote for both of us. My question is this; How can she consider picking a running mate whom she thinks is unqualified to be president. I think that this is another example of her poor judgment.”

Here is something else I think you need to say out right, in plain English:
“Since March Fourth, Senator Clinton has sounded more like she wants to be John McCain’s running mate then she wants me to be her running mate. She has poisoned the chance for a joint ticket in her zeal to win. This tendency to disregard the consequences just to get what you want is what has gotten this country into Iraq, our Constitutional crisis (a unitary executive branch) and our economic crisis.

PLEASE DO NOT BLOW THIS THING. I dare to hope once again and to believe that Yes; just maybe; we CAN

Peter Bradley
Narragansett, RI