[CottonBall]

Sure, Barack Hussein Obama would be SOOOO MUCH better. (SARCASM on my part, but apparently a lot of others here seem to believe that he would be preferable to McCain)

You're not understanding the big picture. Nobody here is saying that Obama as a candidate is better than McCain on the issues. But Obama would be opposed by the Republicans in congress, while McCain - with the exact same liberal legislation - would be followed over the cliff by those same Republicans. McCain will tarnish the GOP and any future election chances, while Obama would likely cause a Carter-like reaction and in the end, help the cause. You need to think beyond the simple single issues, because while McCain is not much better than the dems - he can cause much more long-term damage to the country and conservatism.

[Clairity]

“But Obama would be opposed by the Republicans in congress”

Sure — that and a dollar won’t get you a cup of coffee.

Look at the recent Republican losses. If Obama wins, he will also have a Dem majority in Congress, possibly even a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate.

Obama and the Dem Congress will have NOTHING standing in their way to implement their far left anti-American agenda, including stuffing the courst with leftist activist judges, and all Republicans will be able to do is whine, because they won’t be able to mount any kind of effective opposition.

They would do irreparable damage to the country.

As for Carter, he did irreparable damage to the country. If it hadn’t been for Carter, we would have a pro-US government in Iran, instead of the Ayatollas who are sending “insurgents” to Iraq to kill our soldiers, intend to nuke Israel and us.