Yooper~ you absolutely do. I love discussing issues with others whether we agree or disagree, because I know we all learn a little. Especially, tolerance.

For the record I'm aware Obama and his wife have two young daughters.

Someone who has been in the military or a family member in the military has a different prospective. That's all I meant.

Personally I was hoping the party would go with Hillary as I'm a registered Democrat.

I'm unsure who I will vote for. At one point I didn't think I would be voting this year as I really don't care for either candidates.

That's exactly why I'm afraid McCain is going to win this election. Has anybody else read or heard that McCain's doctors have said they "think he might make it through a presidential term."? As for me, I've been a supporter of women's rights since I was a girl (I'm 57 now), and I don't want McCain's running mate running our country. I really don't want to be lead by a woman who tried out for the seahawks cheerleaders. I don't want to be lead by a woman who thinks we should be sucking even more oil out of our planet instead or working toward other self-sustaining fuel sources. She may be the same gender as me, but that's about where the similarity ends. I was a backer of Hillary Clinton too. But when Obama won the nomination, I jumped onto his bandwagon big time.

I think it's terrible how many people there are in this country right now who are without any kind of health insurance; and how many people who are homeless or are having to work 2 jobs each in order to make ends meet. Yes, the economic top tier of the population has done okay financially during the Bush years. But they've been devestating to a lot of people who aren't fortunate enough to be in that top tier.

From what I understand, he picked a montster!

I'm a registered Democrat, The last time I voted Democrat was for Carter.