I am an American and would be fine with McCain for 4-8 years, I would even be fine with Bush for 4 more. Barack may be a decent president but he could also be a complete disaster.

Nevertheless, things aren’t looking too hot for your boy Barack right now. He could’ve just had the worst 24 hour period of his political life yesterdy.

I prefer McCain’s more free-market mentality (thought it is not as free market as I would like).

I prefer his experience over Barack. Barack has no more significant experience than Palin.

I prefer the fact he is a moderate republican, as oppossed to Obama not being at all a centrist. Additionally, the fact that the legislature will be controlled by the democratic party, I prefer a republican in the white house. It is never good when one party controls both the executive and legislative branch.

I prefer McCain’s judgement on Judicial appointments. I want judges that enforce law, not create it. (BTW, Bushes SC appointments were among the best ever)

I prefer Sarah Palin over Joe Biden (and John MCCain and Barack Obama).

I prefer John’s abortion stance over Obama, Obama once (recently) supported Live Birth Abortion.

At the same time, I think Barack would be healthier for the U.S. in our dealings with other countries. and that is a big deal to me. BUt not enough to overcome my disagreements with him.

Overall, I am not thrilled by John McCain. I was completely on the fence regarding my vote until Sarah Palin was chosen as the VP. I am a Mitt Romney guy, I don’t have the highest regard for McCain, but I do prefer him over Obama. Sure, Obama is a fresh face and vibrant and can give a heck of a speech, but it does not qualify him for President. The Dems would have been better off nominating Hillary.

Oh I VERY MUCH prefer Sarah Palin’s experience and approach on Energy Policy. Rumor has it, McCain will make her his energy czar if he wins. Good stuff. We need to drill in ANWR, drill off our coasts, promote nuclear power, invest in alternative sources (wind, solar, etc — why not put huge solar power farms in the Nevada valleys that are desolate and not useful in the least?). Barack has not been specific on energy, he just says we need to not be beholden to foreign oil and that we need alternative sources, but gives no solutions to fix the issue in the short and medium term. Realistically, short and medium term energy fixes must include oil and nuclear, they are proven sources of energy.

What a sham! How many years has the US had 100,000+ troops in Iraq?.....5. How many U.S. soldiers have died? About 4,300. Is that a tragedy? yes, it is sad and terrible when anyone dies in battle. It is a high number? No, not in the least. Our military should be applauded for how they have protected their own. 4,300 deaths occurred in one week as recently as the Vietnam war. So please, let’s not take the ”killing of Americans in Iraq” out of proportion. More people die of animal attacks or car accidents annually in the US than they have in Iraq in 5 years.

”Not allowed at all,Bush’s tenure should be the last that Americans will have.”

What do you mean by this?

The thing is , Obama is pretty well is just a man with a good speech. What has he accomplished in his 4 years in the Senate?

........crickets......

Answer: absolutely nothing. Half of his time he has been running for President. So let’s not act like Obama is qualified. That doesn’t mean he can’t run and that people shouldn’t vote for him, it just means he has no experience and for me, that is a big deal.

First of all, anyone with any integrity of opinion would know that Bush and McCain are vastly different. They pretty much have only agreed on Iraq. But on many other issues important to American’s, McCain has consistently been oppossed to Bush’s views.

2nd, no, Palin is not more fit to be President than McCain. I would argue that she is equally fit with Obama, if not a bit more so. At least Palin has been a leader, had to establish and manage a multi-billion dollar budget, fight oil and gas big wigs, and actually led a state. Obama has zero executive experience. I think that McCain adding a governor to the ticket was smart and what we need. I am not thrilled with two senators on one ticket (obama/biden), two guys that have no executive experience and largely never had to make a tough and risky decision.

Of course it is through words in which the white house is won. The American voters are fickle, but McCain can back his words up, largely anyway. Most of Barack’s words are lacking experience to back them up.