Dear Cindy,
You recently criticized Senator Barack Obama for once voting against funding for our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. You said that his “vote to not fund my son when he was serving sent a cold chill through my body.”
Why haven’t you criticized your own husband, Senator John McCain, for voting similarly two months before Obama did?
You and I know perfectly well that each voted against different versions of the bill, not because they don’t support our troops, but because of other provisions that were or were not in the respective bills.
So why was it wrong for Obama to vote against funding if it was okay for your husband to vote against funding?
I like to think the best of people, especially those I’ve never met, but the only explanation I can come up with for your seemingly hypocritical behavior is that you’re — well, a hypocrite.
Perhaps there’s a more pleasant explanation. If so, I hope you’ll contact me and explain yourself. I’d really like to know.
Sincerely,
Tom