[TangledUpInBlue]

Useless? Maybe. But not irrelevant. First, in the obvious, the President could die. That alone, prevented many people I know from even considering McCain, because they were of the opinion that Palin was a ditz that couldn’t point out Russia on a map or name a single magazine she’s read.

It matters. Big time. Especially before the election.

[backwoods-engineer]

First, in the obvious, the President could die.

Snort. So what? The Shot Callers will get another minion in there. No matter who is in the White Hut:

1) We'll lose more freedom;

2) We'll pay more taxes (or our currency will be devalued more, same thing), and/or

3) We'll have more government that ever before, because once created, a federal program almost never goes away.