I'm not saying McCain is a good choice. Never have. Unfortunately, this election (like most) comes down to trying to wade thru rivers of bullshit to figure out who is the lesser of two evils. Personally, I don't know for sure who that is. I don't think any of us *know*. All we can do is vote what our gut tells us to vote.
I don't take any issue with folks pointing out McCain's shortcomings as well as Obama's. But I do take issue with folks who blindly toe a party line. I'm sorry... and just to be very clear here, this is definitely not aimed at you specifically (or even at all... as I mentioned in another thread you're one of the few on this list that I believe to be objective)... but there are so many people on this list that blindly believe one is "good" and one is "bad". Those same people put down one candidate or the other... but when their candidate is called out they'll say, "oh, but it's ok when the other guy does it" or skirt the issue. McCain choosing Palin as a running mate does not automatically make Obama a good choice (again... i know you didn't say that. but I get the *very* distinct impression that others feel that way). I've said to my wife a number of times that I'd LOVE to see transcripts of what was said during the discussions that led up to the choice of Palin. As far as Palin goes... I don't think she's evil incarnate but I remain unconvinced that she's prepared to take over the country in the unlikely event (sarcasm) that something happens to McCain. That does scare me quite a bit. But there are things about Obama that scare me as well. I hate to "throw my vote away" by voting independent. But boy I do long for the day when I can head to the polls and hold my head up high because I'm voting for the ticket that I really truly and honestly believe in. Not the one I think is going to suck less. On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 10:31 PM, Maureen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yeah, good judgment. Like someone who picks Sarah Palin as a running > mate. Now that was a steller choice. > > On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 10:26 PM, Charlie Griefer > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > all of which require a strong foundation to fix. requires a person with > > good judgement. > > wilson/stroz 08 :) > > > > On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 10:23 PM, Maureen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> A crashing economic, two un-winnable wars, the destruction of the > >> environment, overwhelming government corruption. > >> > >> All the important issues from which these ridiculous red herrings > >> divert attention. > >> > >> Obama hung out with some wacked out people. When he realized it, he > >> cut his ties with them. > >> McCain recruited some wacked out people to help him get elected. > >> > >> Guess which bothers me more? > >> > >> On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 10:14 PM, Charlie Griefer > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > Being concerned about the likely next leader of the US not being aware > of > >> > who is around him... seems like a valid concern. What should those > >> people > >> > be bothered about instead? > >> > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:276796 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
