As the Blog-o-Sphere cranks up the arguments pro and con, I find myself less favorable to John McCain. Supporting NObama is, of course, out of the question.
I contributed to the Clinton campaign and was generally pleased with her transformation from self-conscious, stolid wonk to empathetic, gracious and passionate advocate for those who were not “born lucky”, to paraphrase Governor Zell Miller before he lost it and became a Republican.
Obviously, I was not impressed with the way Obama and his cohorts (Wright, Pfleger and the boys at MSNBC) acted toward Clinton and her supporters. Many women have been called a lot worse than the “N” word, and it seemed that the Obama campaign legitimized and even institutionalized this misogyny.
If the old John McCain were to miraculously reappear, I’d vote for him in a heartbeat. As it is, Ron Paul, Bob Barr and even Ralph Nadar are looking better and better every day.