I have never felt as strongly about a candidate’s potential for greatness as I do for Barack Obama’s. In cynical times such as these, when we have come to expect so little of our leaders, Sen. Obama is a beacon of hope. I believe he has the intelligence, the vision and the intestinal fortitude to put our country back on the right track. His views on job creation, alternative energy, health care, taxes, and ending the war in Iraq are all in the best interests of the nation as a whole and Maine in particular.

I urge readers to go to barackobama.com to learn where Sen. Obama stands on the issues, what he plans to do, and how he plans to pay for it. Not in vague, general terms, but in specific terms and in detail.

I’m confident that if readers see Sen. Obama’s plans, they’ll be as enthusiastic as I am in supporting this great man in this time of great need.

Christina Ganz

Steuben