Vote for whom??? That is the question.

As a former Arizonan, I like McCain (voted for him when I lived in AZ), but his more recent leanings bother me too. At least as a former soldier he truely understands the COST of war, not only financial but the toll it takes on the soldiers and their families. But his age is an issue - that White House really ages its residents. At least he talks honestly.

Hilary or Obama - don't honestly know. Both are devious politicians (aren't they all?). Obama stuck some language in a construction authorization bill (WRDA 2007) that doesn't logistically make sense. We have to consider using dirt from Illinois rivers to restore the coast of Louisiana. Now we dredge enough down here to use up the annual budget we're allowed. Never mind that movement of dirt is highly regulated. How exactly does Obama expect the dirt to get here, and who's going to pay for the transportation? Anyway I'm grumbling about something that doesn't affect the rest of y'all. grumble grumble.

I suppose my point is, that the Golden Lad puts crap into legislation that doesn't make sense, just like the rest of them.

What I'd like to hear from the various candidates is how exactly do they expect to pay for their agenda? It's lovely to talk grand, but robbing Peter to pay Paul doens't work, nor does printing more money. Washington can't get away with deficite spending.

Can we please have a LEADER??

And on another note, I won't miss one iota GW's lack of oratory skills.

Full disclosure statement: registered independant, which meant I couldn't vote in the primaries. Have democratic leanings, but have voted republican. And if I had a one issue litmus test, it would be whether or not the candidate wanted to recall Roe vs Wade. I don't want it recalled. Had an interesting discussion with my 70 yr old aunt over this - she remembers gals rendered sterile from infections or dieing from "back alley" abortions. She doesn't approve of abortion, but she'd rather know someone could get one from a licensed doctor/clinic.