Dear Barack Obama and John McCain,
This morning, I opened Yahoo! news to see the headline, “Obama, McCain trade mudslinging charges over negative ads” sandwiched in between headlines about the Dow falling below 10,000 and a suicide bomber in Pakistan. So, imagine my utter distress and annoyance that, in the midst of the global situation we are currently facing, you two can’t stop bitching about each other and just focus on solving some problems.
Now, I understand how hard it is, when faced with someone calling you a bad name, or recounting your past sins, or keeping (and publishing) a record of your wrongs, not to fight back. Believe me, when I was in third grade, it was so hard not to fight back – I remember.
But our country – and I would even say, our WORLD – needs you two to stop the bitching, stop the fighting, stop the nit-picking, stop the name-calling, stop the negativity, and just get some work done. Go out and tell people what it is you offer them. Go out and offer some hope – some real, honest-to-God optimism – to people. Our country needs leaders, not whiners. You both claim to love America – do you love Americans enough to stop pulling each other’s hair in the playground?
Sincerely,
Kathi Johnson,
An American Citizen
