But, he obviously will defend America and American ideals in foreign policy. He will get sound counsel and nominate modest judges.

And, something that should be more often stressed: John McCain is one of the strngest in Congress against wasteful spending. Spending under Bush grew at the fastest rate since Lyndon Johnson in the 60’s. And, the spending issue is particularly important right now, as we are driving into an entitlement avalanche.

In the next term, the SS and Medicare liabilities that America has taken on will be coming on at an increasingly rapid rate, and will eat up the budget. We HAVE to stop the spending increases and start triming spending. McCain may provide our best shot at that. Needless to say, Obama presents a serious problem in economic term. The Democrats promise policies that will bring economic hardship. Even their efforts to deal with the approaching crunch will make matters worse.

McCain does need to press the life case more. Obama is far from the center on the issue: about as far as you can get. As a state Senator in Illinois, he twice voted against a bill to forbid putting aside to die, a LIVE infant born after a failed abortion. He opposed a partial-birth abortion ban, which a large majority of Americans favored.

And, while I do think it isn’t an appropriate subject for the US Constitution, I believe that states should uphold traditional marriage. And, Obama is way out of sync on that with America, which supports it strongly EVEN IN LIBERAL STATES!