Even so, for the sake of the troops, I'd much prefer McCain.
I have to agree with you on those points. I don't like anything about this election really, but I have to agree.
The SCOTUS appointment is what bringing me towards McCain. I just hope the state Republican parties (The 50 of them we do have Obama!) will give voters conservative candidates.
Maybe being a NJ resident makes me more practiced at accepting bad political outcomes. Even so, I have to say I am very lucky to have Scott Garrett as my congressman. He once again received a perfect 100 score from ACU. He’s a local guy, grew up right here in the town where I live, went to school here. He’s a part of Mike Pence’s group of conservative congressmen. He’s a good egg. So I’m happy for that.
SCOTUS is huge. The justices serve for life, and their decisions become etched in stone after a while. It’s way bigger than 4 years of DC bs. It’s not a lock with McCain, but at least there’s reason to hope, whereas with Obama it’d be a disaster. McCain did vote yes for Roberts and Alito.