You "don't really know what he believes in", but you're voting for him anyway? If you can't take the time to find out a candidate's views on the respective issues, maybe you shouldn't be voting at all.
Amen to that. All too many people vote for "their" party, just as they root for "their" team, without understanding an iota of the issues and challenges facing this nation.
As for McCain's honesty, he has flip flopped on, among other things,... abortion, the Confederate flag, the Bush tax cuts, and gay marriage. Here check it out, there may be more:
All of which are peripheral issues anyway.
There are no perfect candidates to choose from in November, so the task becomes choosing the one we object to the least.
Clinton is no longer a viable candidate, barring dirty tricks at the Democratic National Convention. She is most likely staying in the race to make it less likely that Obama will be the winner, in turn making it possible for her to make another attempt in four years.
Third party candidates have no realistic chance, leaving a third party vote simply as a protest vote. Many of us would like to vote for "none of the above". Voting third party gives us that option, but doesn't elect anyone but the minions of the big two.
Of course, the voters could start to vote for the issues, could look at all of the candidates and choose the best one regardless of party. Hell could freeze, pigs could fly, and San Francisco could go Republican, too.
What, exactly, does Obama stand for? Trying to get a grasp on his stand on the issues is like trying to get a grip on a handfull of sand. Does he really mean to bring the troops home? How soon? Is he for universal health care? How does he plan to pay for it? Exactly what changes does he stand for? He wants to do something about the economy, but what? Does he understand why we're going into a recession? If so, just what does he think the government can do about it?
Even lacking the Jeremiah Wright debacle, I couldn't vote for an enigma like Obama.
That leaves McCain.
We know where he stands on the war. We know where he stands on torture. We know where he stands on health care.
Personally, I'd like to see a candidate with a committment to fiscal sanity, a firm stance on securing the border, and a pragmatic solution to the war in Iraq. I'll settle for one who at least isn't planning on a precipitous withdrawal from Iraq, who is an authentic war hero, who is at least willing to listen to the people on the border issue, and who at least isn't promising the moon and stars without saying how we're going to pay for them.
and someone who makes a statement like this:
well im not voting for a chick
makes me wonder if he's even old enough to vote.
