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Candace,
Hard to believe you are ignorant of the spoiler effect.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoiler_effect
The US does not have a coalition government. With a two-party system, your choices are limited and a vote otherwise is a vote to be marginalized.
That's why McCain is my 70% solution and Nobama is my 2% solution. The rest are 0% solutions since none have any possibility of being elected--they can only be spoilers for one or the other major parties.
What I know is your paranoia is showing. I see the LOD as one of McCain's smarter ideas and like the idea of such an organization being able to influence areas in which the UN is impotent.
starting to sweat eh?
Nah...starting to get bored. I'd like someone in love with Obama to defend his candidacy. Ron's arguments are confined to how important is the "inspiration" of his campaign and why that's more important than substance.
Surely there's more to Obama else his 15 minutes of fame will burn out before the fall. Already, there is talk of "Obama Fatigue" and it's suspicious why the presumptive Democrat nominee is not able to trounce the Republican candidate in the polls. Hillary is waiting in the wings for a fall surprise with hints of a roll call vote for her supporters. Should the voting move to the second round without Obama being nominated, she still has a shot. Now THAT's something to talk about.