Agreed. We're not really as far apart as you may think.
My real preference at this point? 3rd and 4th parties break away from the worn out (D) & (R) monopolies. They are true Liberal and Conservatives parties. The country needs a more transparent way to know who they are really choosing between. The parties really need to stand for what their 'brand' is. This could be the moment in time where we have a chance to see that happen and alter the future election process. D's & R's go the way of Whigs and Federals.
I can dream, right? :-D
Any other scenario, I vote for (R) this year. Not happily. I'm not a Mccain fan at all. But I'd rather be alive to fix the party than be right and dead.
I understand where you are coming from. I won’t vote for McCain this year, but I can understand why people feel they must. I am in Wisconsin-pretty blue state anyway.