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Originally Posted by strandinthewind

McCain is no bird's nest on the ground, to wit:

http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/John_McCain.htm

At least Obama has a better voting civil rights record, to wit:

http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Barack_Obama.htm

For that reason alone, I am voting for Obama, despite his glaring flaws, which are many, and that fact that my BS detector vibrates so wildly when he speaks that I am considering marrying it.

Well, like I said, McCain has established via his voting record that he does not follow his party all of the time, e.g., voting against drilling in ANWR. As for his record on civil rights, I think Obama and McCain have considerable common ground. But the fact remains that Obama simply does not have the voting record/experience to truly get a sense of where he stands on a lot of issues. And I am not saying that I disagree with much of what he is saying on social issues. It's just everything else, combined with his thin resume and absence of achievements/action that has me more than a little worried.