Early on in this election season, when it became clear who the front runners for each party were going to be, I wanted to find something encouraging about McCain to have reason to support him.
Even though I had long since abadoned the Republican party, I live in a world of reality and one of those realities is that a third party candidate cannot win in this country. I have some serious philosophical differences with the Democratic Party as well, so I find myself in a quandry.
Given McCain’s history as a moderate conservative, he was far more palatable than say, Romney or Huckabee. Some of my most serious misgivings about a McCain presidency are due to his temper and lack of tact and diplomacy. The last thing this country needs in these volatile times, is a leader who doesn’t understand the importance of diplomacy, one who has demonstrated a marked inability to control his temper.
So, for some time now, I have just been watching and waiting, undecided - hoping for something to weigh in favor of either side. Sarah Palin has been that deciding factor for me.
I cannot, in good conscience, support John McCain with Sarah Palin as his running mate. There are just so many things that I find wrong with the choice of Palin for VP that it’s hard to know where to begin.
To be continued in part 2…
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