hold the McCain, please

Fareed Zakaria is a smart guy. McCain scares him. McCain scares me. he already announced to the world that he hasnt a clue about how to control and stimulate the economy- which polls indicate is at the top of voter's agendas. his platform is essentially the status quo, but with less torture. he is now the biggest war hawk the right has, while Bush's approval ratings are at or near all time lows, especially on that subject.

now McCain has given us more reasons to fear a McCain presidency: he has no idea what to do on the international stage. he wants to kick Russia out of the G8 and exclude China. he wants to create a League of Democracies that would, in effect snub the UN and NATO and pursue its own agenda. the problem is that isolating democracies from the rest of the world is just the sort of thing that makes those who live in non-democracies hate us. any global discussions need to include China. the ought to include Russia. how can any of this be productive?

i remember liking McCain back in 2000. i was disappointed that Bush beat him out for the nomination. but that free thinking straight talking McCain has yielded to political influences and has become a neo-con stooge. either that or the boxing, plane crashes, torture, and 80+ years of life have taken their toll and he is no longer thinking all that clearly. i dont relish bashing McCain.

i really did like him. but, now, the prospect of him being our next president terrifies me. i refuse to beleive that he will win. its like 2004 all over again. i thought that anyone but bush would win by virtue of not being Bush. somehow Kerry was nominated and showed how, if deftly handled, an election can be lost that should have been a cake walk.

now we have 2 strong democratic candidates. both are miles ahead of Kerry. either is a far greater choice than McCain. but, as you know if you have read this before, i think Obama is the choice. its not that McCain is a bad man. he has lost his way. i think he truly believes his agenda will better America. and if thats true he will stick to misguided decisions as tenaciously as Bush has. we have seen where thats gone.

ill take a new president please, but hold the McCain. do you have any of that new Obama? ive head good things...




oh, and if you missed it, read Fareed's article.