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“I’m trying to find *any* reason to vote for McCain at this point. So far my vote is going to “None of the above.”

The only possible reason I can see to vote for McCain is Barack Obama.

And, that’s still up in the air. I’m asking the question a good number of others are asking: which would do the most harm, Obama with a Dem. majority in Congress (and some strong Republican opposition), or McCain with a Dem. majority in Congress, plus the usual hand full of RINOs?

The advantage to voting for McCain is that he will have a Democrat Congress and maybe nothing but gridlock, so he can’t do too much damage.

The advantage to voting for Obama is that maybe it would finally wake the GOP up and get them back on course (althought 06 didn’t seem to shake them).

The advantage to going fishing on election day is that you might catch a nice one for dinner.

“I’m trying to find *any* reason to vote for McCain at this point. So far my vote is going to “None of the above.”

The only possible reason I can see to vote for McCain is Barack Obama.

And, that’s still up in the air. I’m asking the question a good number of others are asking: which would do the most harm, Obama with a Dem. majority in Congress (and some strong Republican opposition), or McCain with a Dem. majority in Congress, plus the usual hand full of RINOs?

Then you're not looking very hard.

Remarks by John McCain
Denver, CO
7/7/08

"Small businesses are the job engine of America, and I will make it easier for them to grow and create more jobs. My opponent wants to make it harder by imposing a "pay or play" health mandate on small business. This adds $12,000 to the cost of employing anyone with a family. That means new jobs will not be created. It means existing employees will have their wages cut to pay for this mandate. My plan attacks the real problems of healthcare -- cost, availability and portability."

"We need to keep the IRS from taking more of your income and making life harder for small business. If you believe you should pay more taxes, I am the wrong candidate for you. Senator Obama is your man. The choice in this election is stark and simple. Senator Obama will raise your taxes. I won't. I will cut them where I can. Jobs are the most important thing our economy creates. When you raise taxes in a bad economy you eliminate jobs. I'm not going to let that happen."

"Senator Obama's tax increases will hurt the economy even more, and destroy jobs across this country. If you are one of the 23 million small business owners in America who files as an individual rate payer, Senator Obama is going to raise your tax rates. If you have an investment for your child's education or own a mutual fund or a stock in a retirement plan, he is going to raise your taxes. He will raise estate taxes to 45 percent. I propose to cut them to 15 percent. His plan will hurt the American worker and family. It will hurt the economy and cost us jobs. For those of you with children, I will double the child deduction from $3,500 to $7,000 for every dependent, in every family in America. At a time of increasing gas and food prices, American families need tax relief and I, not my opponent, will deliver it."

"My opponent believes America would be better off by refusing opportunities to sell in growing foreign markets. But protectionism not only puts a hidden tax on almost everything you buy, but it undermines American competitiveness and costs jobs."

"When I'm president, I will order a stem to stern review of government, modernize how it does business and save billions of dollars. I will veto every single bill with wasteful spending. We aren't going to continue mortgaging this country's future for things Americans don't want or need. My opponent has a very different record on this issue. He has sought millions upon millions of dollars in earmarks since his election to the Senate. In 2007 alone, Senator Obama requested nearly $100 million for earmark projects. I have never asked for a single earmark in my entire career. He supported the $300 billion pork laden agricultural subsidy bill. I opposed it. He voted for an energy bill stuffed with give-aways to oil compan ies at a time of record profits. I voted against it."

"My opponent's answer to the Lexington Project is no; no to more drilling; no to more nuclear power; no to research prizes that help solve the problem of affordable electric cars. For a guy whose "official seal" carried the motto, "Yes, we can," Senator Obama's agenda sure has a whole lot of "No, we can't." The Lexington Project will create millions of jobs, help protect our environment, improve our security, and solve the nation's energy problems."