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Suicide. He is by far the stronger candidate. And his capacity to do damage to America is far greater. I'd much rather see a Hillary win in a squeaker than have O'bama win in a landslide - and that is what it is shaping up to be.

I heard a lot of the same exact talk in 1992. Republicans citing Bob Kerrey's comment about how the GOP would open Bill Clinton up like a "warm peanut" and stuff like that.

Given the assumption (one I happen to believe in, mainly because Conservatives are going to sit this election out) that McCain is destined to win the nomination but lose the general election (despite the fact that I will vote for him in the general), I'd rather have Barak and his ideology in the White House than Hillary and her political machine. I was in DC in 1993-on when those ~900 FBI files wound up in the White House basement; the Clintons' used the FBI to destroy a bunch of career civil servants to outsource the White House travel office to Bloodworth-Thomasson; when the Clintons' used the IRS as a political vendetta tool; when the Clintons, who won on doing something about the "worst economy in the last 50 years" started out their Administration with their "gays in the military" social engineering experiments.

I don't like the fact that I'm going to do this, but in casting a primary vote for Barak Obama I really feel like I'm choosing the lesser evil to prevent the greater evil from gaining power.

>>>I don't like the fact that I'm going to do this, but in casting a primary vote for Barak Obama I really feel like I'm choosing the lesser evil... <<<

I understand where you are coming from on Hillary. However, because of her high negatives and Bill's reputation and sloppy record, I think enough Democrats in Congress would ally themselves with Republicans to hold her (and Bill) in check - not totally, but enough so your worst fears wouldn't materialize.

On the other hand, precisely because he is a "blank slate" (in multiple senses of the term!), Obama might get away with stuff the Clinton's couldn't. He would probably get a far longer "honeymoon" than Hillary would get because of her "experience" claim!!

As I said in another post: "On national security, my major concern if we have a Democrat President, I think Hillary is the stronger - not great mind you, but far stronger and more pragmatic than O'bama."

Hopefully your wrong on conservatives staying home. either alternative the Democrats offer is far worse to contemplate than a not-very-conservative McCain.