Voting Dilemma

   I made the comment the other day that I intended to vote for Obama because I knew what he was going to do.  In the case of McCain I have no clue.  I can't think of very many things about Barrack I like, and in fact there are many things about McCain I 'do' like.  But, the fact remains I never know what the Senator from Arizona is going to do.  This bothers me.

   What is beginning to assist me in my decision is the media.  They are oh so predictable.  Early on they were in love with Mr. McCain and I have known forever that when / if he became the nominee they would turn on him.  Has he changed his positions?  Nope.  Well, I rest my case.  In fact my dilemma is beginning to come into focus.  And the media in their fawning love affair for Mr. Obama is actually making me turn off the news.  And  if you are reading this, you are reading someone who has loved politics for as long as the McCarthy hearings in the 50's. 

   Again, anyone who has read these scribblings know I have major problems with Senator McCain.  The lesser of two evils argument has never really meant anything to me.  I don't think that argument holds true for me even this year, but... the media's constant adoration of Mr. Obama, their refusal to ask hard questions - in the end it all adds up. 

   I can remember in the Iowa primary (how long ago was that), saying Obama was a good speaker and for a black man to win Iowa showed allot of things.  The main thing it showed was how far this country has come, however, based on his associations in the past etc., I believe in the end, if elected we are going to go backwards.  There is no question he can deliver a speech, as good or better than most; this changes when he speaks off the cuff, but in today's world that matters little. 

   It is indeed going to be an interesting fall campaign season... while I've not made my mind up officially, things are beginning to come into focus.  In the end, no matter who fills the slot, America will cope and survive.