He Said-TOPIC: Presidential election-McCain has edge, for now

At this point who would I vote for? It would be John McCain. Am I happy about it? Noooooo!
Here’s my predicament. I’m not drawn to either candidate.
My personal tastes aside, the real question is which candidate will make a better president. Barack Obama is a smooth talker and has a certain poise that has created an almost rock-star-type hysteria among his followers. McCain doesn’t have that same aura, which could hinder his ability to be an effective leader.
In my book, it will all come down to the issues. The big three for me are energy, Iraq, and government handouts.
I am anxiously waiting to hear detailed energy policies from both candidates. OPEC has the United States, and the rest of the world, by the throat. As long as our nation is so completely dependent on foreign oil, it will be an albatross.
Our invasion of Iraq has been nothing less than a complete failure. My stance on Iraq has been somewhat unique in that I was 100 percent against our attack, but I have never supported a significant withdrawal of our troops because I believe we have a moral obligation to help stabilize a government we toppled.
Iraq, however, is a lost cause. Iraqis don’t want us there and we don’t want to be there. Most importantly, Iraqis don’t want democracy and never asked for democracy. And what about those WMDs?
We need to bring a large portion of our soldiers home very soon.
As for our government, there are too many handouts and too much meddling. The economic stimulus package, the homeowner and banking industry bailout, the airline bailout ‘ all are unnecessary. All the while, the Fed is tossing around interest rates like a baseball. Our government needs to back off and stop throwing tax dollars at every problem.
Will McCain get my vote? He has the edge, but he better change his ‘stay the course’ language about Iraq if he wants to keep it.