I support Barack Obama and Joe Biden to lead our nation for the next four years because of the problems facing our country today: the economy, health care, education, jobs, energy, and how to bring our troops home from Iraq in a safe and responsible manner. These are the issues that the people of this country care most about. The Republicans cannot talk about these issues because doing so would spotlight what they have failed to do for this country during the last eight years.

The problems facing our country today call for leaders with strong problem-solving skills and a willingness to listen to all sides of an issue. Barack Obama and Joe Biden are two intelligent people who have the ability to listen first and then take action. They will surround themselves with a cadre of intelligent, perceptive, knowledgeable and concerned people to be Cabinet members and advisers. Barack Obama’s keen sense of analysis and his ability to work with people will help him begin to address the many problems we face related to the issues. A vote for Obama and Biden is a vote for harmony and stabilization in our country and in the world community.

Jean Snyder

Gouldsboro