John McCain must become the next president.

He is already a winner – he’s put first things first by defying the nation’s leading enemy, Muslim terrorists, with firmness and courage.

His opponent wants to continue his vision of the so-called peace we’re supposedly living in. In reality, this nation is at war, one more real and dangerous than World War II. Barack Obama wants voters to ignore this, while he encourages the unmotivated and less-informed, offering them more benefits as if they were a God-given right.

McCain has a better education, political background, and is more well-known and respected worldwide than Obama. For unmistakable proof, people need only to read books both candidates have written.

Voters should look beyond short-term news items and hype for the best answers to the long-term freedoms of all the world’s civilizations.

Lenny Powers, Albany Township