When thinking about the election this November, a quote from Plato comes to mind: “The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.”

Maine has been designated a battleground state this year, and it is very important that we all take this election very seriously, and keep the radical liberal wing of the Democratic Party out of the White House.

Sen. John Kerry is a flip-flopping fraud who lusts for tax hikes, admits to war crimes in the propaganda piece “The New Soldier,” which he authored, and aligns himself with one of our greatest enemies within, Sen. Ted Kennedy.

Residents of Maine need to send Kerry back to Beacon Hill, and hopefully Massachusetts will someday send Kennedy back to Chappaquiddick.

It is nearly impossible for anyone to agree with every policy, or view of any president, but President Bush has served our country with honor, and will continue to do so for four more years.

Gedeon Talbot

Waterville