[PosterQue]

We are at war. IMO we do not have the luxury of sitting on our hands for this election. The choice is now between a man who will continue to wage that war and two men (yeah, that was deliberate) who will not.

If this were 1992 all over again, we could afford the luxury of a protest vote, or a failure to vote.

But we really don't have that luxury now. Upwards of 4,000 of our finest have died in Iraq. Far more are profoundly injured and will carry that burden for us for the rest of their lives.

I cannot and will not allow that sacrifice to be in vain.

Wow. These words really rocked me, because I was very much set on skipping the Presidential vote and just voting down ticket. Reading your post made me stop to consider exactly what *is* at stake, not only SCOTUS, which is a huge concern, but the lives of men and women who have sacrificed everything to keep me safe and free here at home.

Part of me wants to protest because almost every election, it's "hold your nose and vote" business as usual, and I think that has led to the troubles we are seeing within the GOP today. But you are right, we don't have that luxury.

Thank you for your post.

[TigersEye]

I won't betray the troops by voting for an enemy of the Constitution that they have sworn an oath to defend from enemies foreign and domestic.

This is your man.

[maine-iac7]

Reading your post made me stop to consider exactly what *is* at stake, not only SCOTUS, which is a huge concern, but the lives of men and women who have sacrificed everything to keep me safe and free here at home.

Thank you both...

Would there were more like you two who realized that there are some things more important this time around than their egos and the "purity" of their vote