I've never met you, Aunty, but I hope you can tell I do respect you. I'm sorry for implying you voted for Bush (no small mis-statement). I do find it strange that you would be a Kerry supporter and then change to support ANY Republican. It just seems like if you didn't like them before, how could you ever like them after the last 8 years?

You might find that there is no candidate that can live up to your standards? I guess for me, past drug use isn't a deal breaker. Neither is an affair. Shady business dealings and close ties to special interests are more troublesome for me. Unfortunately, those seem to go hand-in-hand with being a politician (probably because of the money required to actually win).

I've read the things you've posted about Obama, including the lengthy Harpers article, but to me, it just isn't that damning. Maybe that is because I'm look at him in comparison to the other options?