his economic policy is a joke. if tax breaks for the rich and more war to feed armament corporations is his best plan for pulling us out of recession then we will really be in trouble. besides, i dont know if anyone remembers the keating 5 scandal but although he wasnt censured, he was criticized for shady behavior. to me, that implies that his economic motivations will more than likely be ulterior. not to mention beneficial to him or the people who hand him money. and the last thing we need sitting in office is a hard headed jock with a handful of missiles. i cant vouch for obama but i am ready for change.

Calling him confused, or old, really overlooks John McCain's biggest drawback, which is that he will continue the disasterous policies of George W. Bush for another four years, and Americans can't afford that.

Can you believe that in this time of rising gas prices, John McCain wants to give even more tax breaks to big oil companies? Out of OUR tax money, no less! He also wants to continue the tax breaks for the wealthy - tax breaks that he opposed when he wasn't running for President - and he has no coherent economic plan to lead us out of recession.

Second, he'll continue this terrible war in Iraq for, as he say, "100 years". He is also itching to attack Iran and his ugly warmongering should scare any sane American.

He claims to be a Maverick but it's just more of the same - more economic policies that reward big business and the rich while crushing the middle class, more war, more incompetent leadership. We can't afford another term of George Bush. I'm voting Obama.

McCain had to sell his soul to the darkest forces of his party to be supported up to this point. He was a decent person (for a republican...) but then, to obtain the money to go, he had to embrace new causes with new enthusiasm... if American elect him, he had to pay a lot of debts to those who pushed him. We will see more war (which means more money for those who build armaments) and we will see more favors made to the oil companies... Do you think thats' OK? I do not think that being old is the worst problem, but certainly there are a lot of people that when old do whatever to preserve their power. They simply do not accept that age has effect.

I absolutely agree with this. Our country cannot afford another leader along the lines of GWB! Just look where we sit today, high gas prices, sinking housing market, poor economy, poorly performing stock market - and we're still in Iraq. Please we can't afford to have McCain win this election.

I'm not saying that Obama will be any different, but McCain will be just more of the same.

McCain fails his economic policy because he said spent more money for war. But this is not good for our economy. An independent source says This war is more important than a new highway overpass, a pig farm or a peanut barn. And most Americans, whether they support or oppose the war, expect their representatives to cast an honest vote on whether to fund it, and not use it as another excuse to waste their money. But it does not required now.

As the final election approaches, many people are wondering why or why not John McCain would make a good president or not. It is EXTREMELY obvious what the answer to that question is. John McCain would make a terrible president for many reasons, and not just because he is old. He has horrible ideas: as Luigi says, he wants to give more money to oil companies by making us pay, he wants to STAY in Iraq. He has horrible ideas on development and the environment. I think that he would nearly be Bush all over again. Obama would be such a better candidate and McCain would ruin this country even more than how terrible it is now.

McCain fails his economic policy because he said spent more money for war. But this is not good for our economy. An independent source says This war is more important than a new highway overpass, a pig farm or a peanut barn. And most Americans, whether they support or oppose the war, expect their representatives to cast an honest vote on whether to fund it, and not use it as another excuse to waste their money. But it does not required now.

McCain is clueless

I encourage the general public to educate themselves on the issues before jumping to conclusions or accepting another person's opinion as their own. This is perhaps the most critical election of all time. Truly think about the mess this country is in and the future of your children... We need a strong leader that understands both sides of the ticket. McCain used to be a democrat and realized the faults of the party. While he is now a republican, he still adheres to the liberal mind set where their policies are working. He is also intelligent enough to adopt the conservative policies that will guide and benefit the future of this country. The moral of the story is: Do NOT be brainwashed by your political affiliation. A good president is one who can fully appreciate both sides of the story, who can adopt the best policies accordingly (regardless of political affiliation) and provide pull through and consistency. McCain is the man for the job! No matter how you look at it, Obama does not have the experience nor the tenure just yet to be the next leader of the free world. Do the right thing and vote based on intelligent decisions - not because you are brain washed by your party of choice. God Bless America!

With all the media surrounding elections these days you would think a real winner wouldn't be riding it out on the waves of everyone else. People are sitting around waiting to hear how he is going to help the people and what do they hear?...nothing. Well, that shows you exactly what to expect of him politically...nothing. Well that may be an exaggeration because it appears he would show us how many more ways there are to part with more of our hard earned money. Am I wrong? We will never know because by the time he starts talking we will all be done listening.

After 8 years of the Bush Administartion this country cannot afford 4 more years with John McCain who until recently has been a clone of G.W. We need a positive change in America we are in a recession, at war, distrusted and disliked around the globe and I am not so sure about Obama but I am sure that John McCain is not the answer. Most Americans have been like sheep where the Bush Administartion is concerned and I am fearful that they will continue to be so with McCain, (no one is as blind as those who will not see)I belive that we are in a crisis and this surpasses party lines and we need to forget party affiliations and start acting like ONE we share a commonality as we are all AMERICANS and when we hurt we hurt as Americans not as Dems or Republicans. Change is at least what Obama is offering and change can be good, McCain is offering more of the same.

George Bush won fair and square (allegedly) in 2004 with the help of fear mongering and patriotic themes...he has done nothing short of run this country into the ground, erode freedom and cheat americans out of their quality of life...I said this in 2004 to everyone, and was shown the door.

Obama is far from perfect, and his resume isn't as thick as some of the others, this is true...But I really think given the chance, he would be a good leader, and America could start to heal.

Religion is irrelevant, he isn't running for pope.