Mmkeekah, speak your mind, I don’t offend easily…

And yeah, Colorado is very conservative, as is most of middle America and southern America. Sad (IMO), but true.

On the issues discussed above by kiko… McCain isn’t strongly against abortion, and he definitely isn’t in the case of rape – that’s Palin. McCain (I believe) is fairly undecided on the issue (you’d think at age 72 he’d take a stand, but it is a complex issue), but he’s willing to kowtow to the religious right on this point… hard to say what he’d do after the election.

1. He was raised by a single mother and so he’s not totally elitist.
2. He’s pro choice so it kills three birds with one stone: lowers the population, lowers poverty and delays the destruction of the environment caused by overpopulation. McCain is against abortion under all circumstances, including rape. You think switching light bulbs is going to save the planet?!
3. Obama has raised 2-3x the campaign money that McCain has. That is a good indicator of how they do on a level playing field.
4. Obama is very tech savvy and understands tech issues that will drive the economy in this information age. Did you know the IRS wasted $4billion on a new computer system that failed? They are still using technology from the 60′s.
5. Obama realizes that you can’t win an occupation.
6. Obama supports civil unions. If gay people want to be as miserable as hetero married couples why stop them?
7. Obama is liked by many of the nations that Bush alienated with the Iraq war but he takes a hard stance on terrorism…ie use diplomacy in Afghanistan to attack the real source.
8. McCain is less likely to be diplomatic in conflicts with other countries.
9. Palin is likely to become president if McCain wins because there is a 1 in 3 chance that a 72 year old person will die in 4 years.
10. McCain admits that he doesn’t have a good understanding of how the economy works.
11. I am tired of CEO’s getting millions of dollars in severance despite driving companies into the ground.
12. He’s bi-racial like me. Why are bi-racial people always a member of the minority race of their heritage? So that man can keep him down! Ok, not really but Obama becoming president will have all of America dealing with the real questions about race and discrimination…something that has been overdue for the last 400 years.
13. He will use Socialism inspired policy to narrow the gap between the rich and the poor. Think Robin Hood. Does Bill Gates really need more discretionary income than most countries?! McCain says tax breaks on big companies have a trickle down effect on the people that work for them. If this is so why is the divide between the rich and poor growing? I don’t know any millionaires and it’s not from lack of hard work.

I do like some of McCain’s ideas and his service record but not enough to vote for him.

Kiko the terrible

I can see your point, though I would point out that I do, in fact, vote. I can see how you feel it might be copping out. But I honestly feel that my vote barely counts. I blame it partially on those who won’t vote for the very same reason – the feel their vote doesn’t count. I still get out there and take advantage of my given right to make my voice heard. Unfortunately, it feels like the only people joining you and me are all the right-wing conservative folks out there. I mean, how else do you explain Bush – twice?

Even my state is major uber conservative. It just makes me sad…

Yes, I do believe celebrities like Oprah aren’t voting based on their conscience. I think the idea of an African-American in the office is more appealing than the belief that the right candidate is in office. But I also think that of women, and Democrats, and Republicans. In short, I don’t believe its anything new. Call me a cynic, but that’s what I believe.

I, too, will vote for the best viable candidate.

And I LOVE my spider!

I don’t know if my personality resembles a pink tree… does yours resemble a blue spider??