I am still waiting for someone to give me a legitimate reason why Obama is better than McCain. Besides the lame argument that he is not old and senile or just because he is not McCain or he is a breath of fresh air, etc.. I want substance to back up your messiah of american politics.
I won't go into a gut feel or sentimentality to killing off the old guard for new ideas approach here, which is what made me vote for Obama in the primaries. That was primarily driven because the guy voted against the Iraq war and smelled a rat, even when the politically popular thing to do at the time was to lynch Iraq for revenge eventhough all the intel was faulty and fabricated.
I think McCain is a much better Republican we've seen in ages. That said, the man is unfortunately wholly compromised by his party right now. From all the indicators I can tell, he's been asked to make a deal with the devil to get elected -- including shutting up when he wanted Lieberman as his VP and taking the RNC's designated Palin instead. And the RNC generally dislikes the guy -- it's clear.
So to keep the RNC's agenda of invading Iraq, knocking down regulations that could have helped prevent things like this global financial Armageddon, devaluing science and intellect in favor of allegiances and blind faith, putting issues like guns and gays and God ahead of international relations and financials and scientific advancement, they've created a puppet in Palin who is in their pocket.
Given that they can control a weak presidential candidate by influencing him to make concessions for the party line, and that they have inserted a blank slate VP candidate who would have a 30% chance of taking office in the event of McCain's untimely death and would serve as an empty vessel to do their bidding, I want those clowns and their claws out of the machinery of the federal government.
I want the American Taliban out of office, is really what it comes down to.