Here's a thought... I am voting for McCain because, to my mind, the alternative would be disastrous for this nation. Obama is weak and cannot be trusted with the defense of this nation or its citizens-- there are numerous traits and philosophies I find abhorrent about Barack Obama.

Everyone who knows me knows I'm voting McCain. But everyone who knows me knows also that McCain is not my first choice. There are a few things that make McCain, to my mind, an imperfect candidate-- his assault and abridgment of our first amendment right to free speech, in McCain-Feingold, not least among them. But he does, NOW, present the best option for this nation's future.

Case in point, the Rasmussen poll of September 5th, 2008:

From:


Supreme Court Update
60% of Voters Say Supreme Court Should Base Rulings on Constitution

While 82% of voters who support McCain believe the justices should rule on what is in the Constitution, just 29% of Barack Obama’s supporters agree. Just 11% of McCain supporters say judges should rule based on the judge’s sense of fairness, while nearly half (49%) of Obama supporters agree."

This is MOST troubling. Our Constitution is the bedrock of our entire nation, and 49% of Obama supporters believe judges should rule on their sense of fairness. A sense, I might point out, that is a uniquely individual trait-- everyone sees things differently. Where was that "sense of fairness" when the Supreme Court raped personal property rights with Kelo v. New London?

The next president of the United States will very likely have the extraordinary opportunity of reshaping the Supreme Court for a generation or more. The need for such a reshaping is obvious in Roe v. Wade, in which the Court by a vote of 7 - 2 usurped the authority of the state. Had the Supreme Court bowed out of this case abortion would still be legal... should Roe be overturned abortion will still be legal (and in more than just a handful of states).

My point is this, these seven judges found a right to an abortion in the Constitution of the United States of America where none had previously existed. AND SINCE, the court has continued in its course-- along with Congress --in ignoring its enumerated powers and taking for itself rights our Constitution did not give them.

In this election, we have an opportunity to elect someone who will appoint strict constructionist judges to the Supreme Court, or.... OR we can elect someone who can't even take a stand one way or the other-- "Present!" --on issues of life. So, while I do find fault in McCain, he is exceedingly more preferable to the philosophically deviant and moral milquetoast that is, to my mind, Barack Obama.

Here's the challenge, then, in this post.

I have offered a pretty good darn reason to be disappointed in the man I support for President of the United States of America. Who is your candidate, and what about him disappoints you?