@nimh,
nimh, I think where you guys on the other side of politics get it all wrong is that you think I am an example of getting my ideas from Fox News or Rush Limbaugh, or whoever you like to use. Nothing can be further from the truth. I simply quote people that verbalize what I think already, based on what I have found to be pretty sound reasoning.
For what its worth, have been reading a bit of WWII history lately, and needless to say, alot is disturbing. I see so many people these days walking around clueless, not aware of history, not aware of reality, not aware of the basic evils of men, not aware of what America has stood for and should still stand for, I see alot of people like sheep heading over a cliff. Obama comes along at the perfect time, perfect for him, a vulnerable voting public, ripe for the taking - - by a demagogue. History is rife with those that think some things cannot happen again, and that the good life comes on a silver platter.
Voters will only deserve a reflection of what they are, their leaders mirror themselves. An unrealistic public will vote for an unrealistic person that promises unrealistic expectations, and that is about where we are at right now. Alot of the posters, and apparently you, also fit that category just described, you are looking for the messiah to come along in the body of a politician.
I give McCain a chance, but not that great at this point, if the polls are to be believed, but who really knows. I know for sure most of the people I talk to have let the answering machines answer pollsters, and then they delete them, routinely.