Letter to the Editor
The current political ads, as we near the end of this seemingly endless campaign, illustrate the almost complete lack of new ideas in the Republican Party.
I cannot remember a single recent ad for a Republican candidate at any level that says anything about what that candidate would do to help solve the massive array of problems that face the American people. Gary Anderson, in his race against Shane Massey, even says he does not support the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Some of the ads the Democrats have run disappoint me, but the Saxby Chambliss ads against Jim Martin are truly despicable in their distortion of Martin's public record.
We Americans have not faced such a range of extraordinarily difficult and complex problems in our history. We need leaders with a suppleness of mind and an openness to new ideas to take on these challenges. If you have generally supported Republican candidates and can find one who has suggested plausible solutions to our difficulties, vote for him or her. Otherwise, cast your vote for the future -- for candidates who do have a vision for the future. Vote Democratic on Tuesday.
Andy Reese
Augusta