A Trucker’s Perspective to Sen. McCain:
You’ve got a Great Opportunity This Week!!

7-21-08

Dear Senator McCain,

This week, in my opinion, offers you a great opportunity at this crucial time during the 2008 Presidential campaign!

While Senator Obama tries to obtain foreign policy experience in the Middle East, and has all three of the public air waves' major network anchors with him to cover this "historic" event...a thought came to me.

What if you held a news conference, here at home and announced some "major" news yourself-and thereby forcing Senator Obama to interrupt his foreign policy "tour" and respond directly to your announcement?

First, Senator Obama has said: "I will debate Senator McCain anytime, anyplace, anywhere...Let's do it"!

Yet, when you announced the idea of a "Lincoln-Douglas townhall" type debate, just you and him on stage asking each other questions and debating the real issues that are facing our Country...Senator Obama wanted to do one on our 4th of July!!! He knew most all Americans would be too busy with our families in celebrating our Country's Independence Day and not able to watch the debate.

Take control of this election process and challenge Senator Obama to prove to the American people his worthiness, intelligence and experience to be our next Commander in Chief!

Come out and announce the schedule of four (4) such debates; 1.) The Economy and Taxes 2.) Energy Policies 3.) The War on Terrorism/National Security, and 4.) Education/Healthcare/Immigration and your vision of our Country's future.

Ask four universities to host these debates on their campuses and invite all of the media networks to cover these debates. Set the locations, times (I'd prefer Sunday nights in August...no football games will be on TV yet) and the topics to be debated.

Stop negotiating with Obama's campaign about these debates!!!

It's obvious to me that he's afraid to debate you one on one...with no scripted questions and answers coming from liberally-biased media moderators. His campaign is deathly afraid of this format and knows that Senator Obama does not have enough experience or worldly knowledge of the facts and that he can't, ..."think quickly and then respond ‘Presidentially’ on his feet".

If the Obama campaign announces that they can't make the places and times you set...Go ahead and have the debates anyway!!!

Respond by telling the American people that Senator Obama is not willing to meet you anytime, anyplace, anywhere...like he has said, but you are willing to show up and take questions from the audience with an empty stool and microphone on the stage next to you, readily available for Senator Obama if he's willing to change his "busy" schedule and show up!!!

Show us, the American people the real leadership skills you have demonstrated throughout your entire life and take charge of this Presidential Election!!!

Please give us four opportunities to see you and Senator Obama really debate the real issues the American people want to hear about.

We do not want to watch those boring, time-monitored, answered and rebutted, formatted Presidential debates of the past few elections.

We want and need to watch these new and spontaneous type of debates...so we can vote for the best candidate to lead our country at such a crucial time in our Country's history, who through these debates will prove to be... you!!!

Sincerely and respectfully submitted to you for your consideration,

Trucker Randy Bishop
from Michigan