I don't know from an outsiders perspective I really like McCain much better than Obama.

Their pre-campaign record simply shows that McCain has much more experience is generally free-trade, deregulation and very sensible on other matters like the environment, while Obama has almost no real experience and is pretty much a party animal that will tell you what you want to hear.

On the other hand I cannot stand the Republican political establishment like Rove, Cheney et al. and a democratic victory might at least make a clean sweep in the whole swamp. (Not that democrats are generally better but a change now and then is very healthy)

Besides McCain has changed for the worse since he is campaigning. Palin is no disaster but not good either and he is throwing too many bones to the right-wingers.
The question is is that only campaigning (similar to Obama's leftism during the nomination campaign that was gone once he was presidential candidate) or is he really buying into it and second if he still is the McCain we have known does he have the power to make a clean sweep once he is president.

On the other hand at least the Americans have the choice between two impressive candidates this year. We .....

Have you not watched McCain since the economic crisis hit? He's had no less then 10 plans he keeps switching between. One minute the fundamentals of the economy are strong then he wants a commission to study the problem, then he's suspending his campaign to work on it and skipping the debate, now he's going to debate even though an agreement hasn't been reached (or at least a NEW agreement hasn't been reached, they had an agreement before he ham fistedly blew it up with his interference).

Do you really want an impulsive old man who makes horrid snap judgments as president? He changes his tune daily and really seems to have no overarching theme at all. I can think of a hundred rash decisions from McCain ranging from the severe (picking Sarah Palin) to the merely strange (canceling chunks of the Republican convention for a hurricane that was rather minor compared to Ike which they ignored).

McCain might be fine as a senator but he is in no way prepared to be president. Even George Will the conservative icon wrote about how McCain doesn't have the temperment to be president. The kind of courage under fire (or lack thereof) he is displaying now is exactly what had him graduating almost dead last from the naval academy and crashing half a dozen times before ending up a POW. I really don't want to spend 7 years of pain because of a mistake John McCain made that caused the country instead of just his plane to crash and burn thank you very much.

Maybe next time Republican primary voters can find a president and vice president who are actually qualified to hold the office next time. Here's hoping.

 

   As for Bill he's become quite the blowhard since Hillary got involved in the race.  He is doing everything he can to sabatoge Obama without being forthright about it.  He wants to see Clinton in 2012 posters which requires Obama losing.

Well the Clinton's always liked John McCain.

Really everybody likes John McCain... when he's not running for president. When he is suddenly everyone things his George Bush 2... which really should be George Bush 3.

I mean... you can tell it wasn't just a ploy since before the announcement he wanted a joint announcement with Obama. If it was a ploy he would of hit Obama with the public call before the private one.

Also... that is the creepiest pictuer i've ever seen of John McCain.

I don't even think that "wins debate" add is real just based on the creepyness of the John McCain picture.

It kinda looks like John McCain had his mind swapped with an 8 year old girl who refuses to where anything but a ballerina dress.

Oh come on, what you listed are hardly horrid snap judgements.

"One minute the fundamentals of the economy are strong"

The non-finance companies are in good shape, exports are growing, the US is still the best country when it comes to education, high-tech, IT, bio-tech etc.. Its biggest problem are the sub-prime crisis and the shape of its financial sector. Which is by a large part a problem of trust. So he was a) pretty much correct even when the financial crisis has the potential to destroy the economy and b) trying to project confidence was a good thing to do in this situation.

- "then he wants a commission to study the problem"

he wants a commission after it became clear the financial crisis was larger than ANYONE expected? Yes that's a horrid snap judgement.

" then he's suspending his campaign to work on it and skipping the debate"

He DID work on it together with Obama and even Bill Clinton says this was no excuse. A debate is not exactly the most important thing when the whole financial system is in tatters.

"now he's going to debate even though an agreement hasn't been reached"

He asked Obama to suspend the debate and Obama didn't agree to do it. Seems to me more of an issue on the other side.

I don't deny that McCain has its errors but the ridiculous hyperbole some people try to say something against him is pretty weird. horrid snap judgements lol.