From Michael Stolle..

Blogger's Note: Michael and I have known each other for over 28 years. He is my children's godfather and a brilliant scientist. His email demonstrates that people of good will can and in fact, in a healthy open society, must disagree. I know from this man's whole life; one of service to our nation through his work in the space industry and his family life as a husband and father that he writes not casually but with thought and calrity of intent. We can agree to disagree.
.......Walli Carranza, PhD


From Michael Stolle (email of 1-23-09)

Dear Walli,

I'm sorry I can not join in your jubilation. While I think it is a great and wonderful thing that an African american has been elected to the highest office in this nation, his position on the most important issues do not bode well for this nation. It is my deepest hope that he was elected not because he is black which really should not matter in the first place but on the merits of his qualifications.

I know some people believe Barack Obama is pro-life but I believe he is far from it. As governor of Illinois and later as US senator he vetoed/voted against bills at both the state level and the federal level that would have required medical aid to infants who survived an abortion. How can any one have such a cold heart? Barack Obama promised he would lift the ban on US funded abortions abroad and today, not a week into office he has signed the executive order doing so (see attached article). You say Barack will help the needy, how can we even hope to effectively serve those needy in our country when we murder the most helpless and needy? There is a bill currently being fashioned by congress which is euphemistically called "Freedom of Choice Act". Do not be fooled by it's nice sounding words. If passed it will remove all restrictions to abortion. It will remove the requirement that parents of minors be notified of their childs abortion. It will force faith based hospitals to perform abortions against their moral stance against abortion thereby causing their closure. Barack Obama stated in no uncertain terms that if the bill is delivered to his desk that he will sign it into law.

Regarding healthcare, it is true everyone should have access to medical care. A federally mandated insurance program however, will crowd out employer funded insurance. My medical insurance has served me well. There is no reason I should have to pay for federally mandated insurance. The Massachusetts insurance plan is the model which is being brought forward as the model to copy (see attached article). It makes use of group diagnosis, which makes no use of the touch of a physician to help sense what's going on inside. My physician uses touch to sense medical signs, he can't do that in a group. What ever happened to patient-physician privacy? This plan is a step back in medical care. It will incur high costs and long waits for treatment as is already the case where socialized medicine already exists. It will encourage euthanasia because ending someones life is cheaper.

Barack Obama has bought completely into the gay agenda. Their agenda includes the indoctrination of all school age children. This indoctrinaton teaches children as early as kindergaten that there is nothing wrong with the gay life style and that a gay couples sexual relationship is as normal as that of a married husband and wife. There is no doubt in my mind that Barack Obama will sign bills into law which support this agenda. Legislation such as the euphemistically called "the Hate Crimes Act" classifies anyone who lovingly speaks out against this life style as a hate crime. "Black is white and white is black"., something done out of love for a soul is called hatred.

Finally, and I put it last because it is least among these concerns but big in my view none the less is Baracks view of wealth. He believes it is the governments responsibility to redistribute wealth. This became apparent with his comments to "Joe the plumber". He is a socialist. While I believe the poor need to be helped to obtain the necessities of life, I don't beleive it is the responsibility of the government. It is the responsibility of local people through charitable giving. This is the kind of giving the Christ spoke about, the giving out of love with the warmth of person, not the forced giving by government taxation, cold and inefficient.

Michael