During the Republican debate earlier this month in Durham, Mark Riss critiqued former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's comment comparing his sons helping his campaign to military men and women serving their country.The full article can be found here.At the time of the debate, Riss and his wife, Deb, were awaiting the return of their son, Dan, from his second tour in Iraq as a member of the N.H. National Guard.
Riss, a Dover resident and Strafford County deputy sheriff, said the recent debate helped the couple decide to support Sen. John McCain. The couple also have been named co-chairmen of New Hampshire Military Families for McCain Coalition.
"That night at the debate, it was clear to me that McCain had the right idea," Mark Riss told the Herald. "It's a conflict we have to win. Not just Iraq, it's an ideological battle, a generational conflict. ... I like the fact that McCain was as horrified about the way the war was being handled as we were."
Deb Riss said every vote she has made in the past three elections has been with the war, and how it's been handled, foremost in her mind.
McCain "just seems to be very honest and sincere in what he says," she said. "He is compassionate and understands.
One of the most important reasons why I support John McCain is his status as a veteran, and what he has done to help other American veterans while in office. I know, as do many others, that he will not ignore them or their needs, or betray their interests for political gain. I cannot say the same for others, especially Mitt Romney. To be honest, I don't really like him. As far as I can tell, he is a political weasel, a Republican version of John Kerry whose views shift in the wind as the political climate changes. I don't think I am alone in this belief. I don't agree with Senator McCain 100% of the time, but I do know that I can trust him to carry out what we do agree upon. I do not feel the same way with Mitt Romney.
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