campaign pros and cons

There will always be One Issue people- those who will not vote for blacks, and those who will not vote for a woman. Their minds are closed and not receptive to different ideas. It is usually older folks who have a history of doing things a certain way that has worked in their past, and so they resist change out of fear what the new way of doing things will bring. Possibly influential friends, voting records, and experience are all concerns but perhaps the most important factor is the ISSUES; the values of the candidates and their visions of the future. It appears that the younger people are tending to go for Obama and the older generation for MmcCain, in general. Obamas connections with questionable characters bothers me, just as McCains associations with Big Oil concerns me. I like Obamas plan to renew our aging infrastructure, creating ten million good AMERICAN jobs that CANT be outsourced. I also like his plan to focus on alternative energy as I dont believe we can drill our way out of this energy crisis, and alternative energy research could generate millions more American jobs. It is good for Bin Laden to KNOW that, if we get a chance to take him out, we WILL. It may not be the best diplomacy but that no-nonsense, practical approach to fighting terrorism appeals to me. He has declared war on us and we need to eliminate him before he kills other innocent Americans. I am not sure how somebody who has voted with Bush 90% of the time can be called a maverick either. I do prefer McCains attitude toward Iraq because we cant leave until the Iraquis can defend themselves. If we leave too soon, we will have to go back again. Do it right the first time.