Without the election of new presidential leadership, politics as usual, with the “gloves off” fighting between parties, will only continue. Without this change, America’s involvement in the quagmires of Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan will continue with no end in sight. America needs new leadership to work with the international forces to defeat world terrorism. The trillions of dollars now spent in the Middle East must be reallocated here at home to provide universal health care, national job programs, recovery of our monetary stability and housing markets.

We need new leadership to work cooperatively with nations to establish peaceful cooperation and reduce international conflicts.

To provide this new leadership, I am putting my trust and hope in Sen. Barack Obama. He has the vision, the will and the experience to bring about these fundamental changes. He has found the new broom which will sweep away our old political dust.

Frances Wirta

Houlton