[Calculus_of_Consent]

A strong defense would be bringing the troops home from the middle east and putting them on our southern border. I don't see either McCain or Obama doing that. If we brought the troops home and spent that money on finding alternative sources of energy we would be independent of other nations. Hell the energy savings from not flying troops across the world would probably bring the cost of gas down 50 cents a gallon.

You do have a point on the abortion issue. But again I don't see McCain's record as being particularly impressive there. It is just better then Obama's.

[A Balrog of Morgoth]

A strong defense would be bringing the troops home from the middle east and putting them on our southern border.

Nice logical fallacy. It's not an either/or proposition, as you well know. Even if it was, I would think Mexican laborors are less of an existential threat than Muslim fanatics.