Yes, There's Still An Election

Quite a few important ones, I know; the following two letters to the editor appeared in the Bucks County Courier Times this morning:

Some Democrats have begun to stand up to the wasteful spending that's been occurring under the watch of the Republicans, including Sen. Barack Obama and our very own congressional candidate Patrick Murphy.

Murphy blasted the spending priorities of incumbent Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick and the Republican Congress at an event with Mark Warner, the popular former governor of Virginia who is best known for turning the Virginia government around.

Murphy and Warner share the same philosophy of responsible spending, and the idea that we should direct our tax dollars where we most need them. Our government should be spending money on student loans, improving healthcare and providing enough armor to our troops before it spends a single dime on wasteful pork projects for far off places.

Just recently we learned that Republican Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska secretly blocked a bill by Obama that would bring sunshine to the secretive world of government pork. Stevens had ample motivation to do this, as Alaska receives far more frivolous pork than any other state in the union.

The Republican Party, Ted Stevens and Mike Fitzpatrick need a wake-up call. Warner is absolutely right when he says that we need more people like Patrick Murphy to "shake things up" in Washington.

Jeffry Dence
Falls Township, PA

Your article on the visit by Nancy Pelosi to our area in support of Patrick Murphy was very informative. Embryonic stem cell research offers help to many people. Embryonic stem cells can become almost any cell in the body, while adult or cord stem cells are limited.

I am not a doctor or a scientist; I am just a mother whose son died from complications of multiple sclerosis. My mother in law had Alzheimer's. We all know about Christopher Reeve and President Reagan.

We need people like Patrick Murphy and Nancy Pelosi in Congress so we can override any veto that would prevent the federal government from helping to finance this research. This is the brightest ray of hope in modern medical history.

Embryonic stem cell research must receive federal funding. With more resources available, this would give hope to millions. We need Patrick Murphy to help make this happen.

Maria Huber
Bristol Township, PA

Also (this appeared today on 9/10)...

Anyone who has ever met Patrick Murphy, the Iraq war veteran running for the 8th district congressional seat, will tell you that he is warm, sincere and honorable. That's why I am so disturbed when I read the various attacks on a man who has served his country.

Patrick Murphy worked his way through college, taught constitutional law as West Point and fought for us in Iraq. He is the type of person we need to bring a change of direction to our country.

Danielle Sunberg
Upper Makefield, PA

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