>True enough about Bush. But at least he had the experience. You keep ducking the fact that Obama has little experience. IMHO, therefore, support for him is either an anti-McCain reaction or a gigantic leap of faith. That's all there is to it - you can point to his intellect and *hope* that he's be a decent President but you have nothing of substance to glom onto. That's the central tenet you're avoiding like the plague.

I already said that Obama doesn't have large-scale executive experience. To the best of my knowledge, neither does McCain.

Obama's views are closer to mine on important issues than McCain's, so he gets my support.

I also think his brand of educated optimism is what this country needs right now.

Tamar