One of the interesting things about the upcoming presidential election, is that for the first time in memory, I think that both of our present candidates are very decent men. I think that our country's direction will improve no matter who is elected. While I tend to be pretty liberal, I have always admired John McCain. He has shown a maverick's instinct for standing alone for what he thinks is right and for building bipartisan consensus across the aisle. I differ strongly with him on Abortion rights, his current stand on torture,warrant less wiretapping and "staying the course", but feel that he is much smarter and more pragmatic than the current occupant.
Barack Obama is bright, inspiring and very stable. I think that he is an unknown quantity internationally but I like the way he has run a mainstream campaign that has been pretty much race neutral. He seems very low key and the kind of guy who will not wilt under the enormous strain of being president. He seems to give a measure of hope to young people and the dispossessed that we have not seen for decades. I think it speaks volumes for America that we could nominate such a candidate. However, his wife's mouth has alienated a lot of people.
We could do worse than having them on the same ticket. It is an impossible fantasy, I know. Whoever takes the reigns of power must roll their sleeves up and start paying attention to the center of the electorate. They have been forgotten for too long. Lets hope that it is a clean campaign. Both candidates are men of integrity. Hopefully we don't descend into a vitriolic swamp of racism and rhetoric. Then let the national healing begin.
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