You would be voting for increased war in the Middle East. The foundations have been laid for war against Iran, and McCain would be pleased to take us there (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAzBxFaio1I). As far as torture goes, I'm glad that McCain worked closely with Bush to institute a ban on it, way back in 2005 (http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/12/15/torture.bill/index.html). As far as secularism goes, McCain has reversed many of his views since 2000. Apparently, he found that his support base eroded when he described Jerry Falwell as an agent of intolerance, and he has since reversed that statement (http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/02/mccain-falwell/). He is actively in favor of teaching intelligent design as part of the science curriculum in public schools. (http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/politics/90069) Etc. Finally, McCain is as much a part of the institution as anybody else. His election would ensure that the country continues on the path it is currently on.
As for Obama ... well, he is the wild card, isn't he? He's shown enough strength of conviction to stand up to the mainstream press on a couple of issues. I liked the way he handled the idiotic "lapel pin" non-issue. He just might be able to get in without owing too many favors, which just might give him the maneuverability to fix a few things. And, though I try to pay about as much attention to race as to hair color, I would like to see, at last, a black person in the Presidency. It's past time for it.
That said, he hasn't had to spend enough time yet voting for or against particular hot-topic issues to really guess what he'd actually do while in office. But, I do know what everyone else would do, and certainly don't want them doing it.
In the absence of Paul -- and at this point I have no reason to believe he'll get the nod -- I'd vote for Obama, as well.
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As for Obama ... well, he is the wild card, isn't he? He's shown enough strength of conviction to stand up to the mainstream press on a couple of issues. I liked the way he handled the idiotic "lapel pin" non-issue. He just might be able to get in without owing too many favors, which just might give him the maneuverability to fix a few things. And, though I try to pay about as much attention to race as to hair color, I would like to see, at last, a black person in the Presidency. It's past time for it.
That said, he hasn't had to spend enough time yet voting for or against particular hot-topic issues to really guess what he'd actually do while in office. But, I do know what everyone else would do, and certainly don't want them doing it.
In the absence of Paul -- and at this point I have no reason to believe he'll get the nod -- I'd vote for Obama, as well.