Odd, odd, odd McCain commercial

Fair enough, but the recent Republican base is toxic to America and we don't know yet who the current Republican base is yet.

Your post reminds me of this, though. For several years I worked at The Carter Centers Interfaith Health program where one of my occasional duties was ghostwriting speeches and articles. We worked with religious people of many faiths and one of the things you develop an ear for is how to talk about God so that people from different traditions will hear His name.

My sister and brother-in-law asked me to say the grace over the meal at their wedding reception. I was aware that among the extended family and many friends many religions and atheism were represented so I began the prayer "Oh, heavenly master..." An atheist in the party was offended with the blatant Christianity of my prayer while my brother-in-law's baptist father turned to my sister while I was still praying and asked "Is Doug Unitarian?" You can't please everyone with public expressions of faith. I don't try anymore nor do I recommend trying. Some will always be offended because they feel excluded and some will be because someone else was included.

Great post DS well said!

David: Here's a true American hero who has sacrificed for God, country and his fellow man beyond anything you can ever imagine -- and you criticize his choice of words. To you, concepts of faith and Christianity are theories to be talked and written about. To Senator McCain, they were realities that kept him alive. You should be ashamed of yourself.

Bob Heckman

BTW:

Paul Galanti is an interesting guy. And anyone who did that much time in the Hanoi Hilton, as did McCain, deserves our salute -- regardless of the election.