“No, because I’m voting my conscience and voting for a conservative.”
You can attempt to justify it any way you like but the fact remains:
Vote Third Party - Elect Obama.
Vote Democrat - Elect Obama.
Different paths - Same President.
Different paths - Same President.
You act as though if the end is the same the means don't matter...as if intent is irrelevant. To a pragmatist like you that may very well be, but to principled men the difference is crucial.
Again, I don't buy the "if you don't vote for McCain you're voting for Obama." It's a lie used to scare people into voting for somebody they don't believe in.