Hankster,

The well thought out material you've presented - interspersed with a goodly dose of anti-liberal drivel - suggests that we probably have more values in common than not. Most of us voting Dem have no illusions that Obama is much of anything beyond a charismatic speaker who appeals mostly to shallow liberal minds. Kind of like the Rep candidates who offer little of substance, except to the super-rich who will benefit from the corporate welfare/fascism, and play well to shallow minded conservative audiences. I'm not looking for any handouts or entitlements from Obama. I think he's smart enough to be a leader and less likely to be corrupt than Hillary. But to think any of us would reward the Rep party that has screwed us so royally these past 7 years by voting for McCain is beyond rational thought. And that is especially so when one considers how McCain has repainted himself to mirror Bushco colors. That would be equivalent to voting Bush for a 3rd term. Unspeakably impossible to a morally and ethically grounded American who doesn't benefit from the government's largess to the super-rich corporate culture.

Sg