That faitful decision....

I don't know when I decided to not vote for McCain. Oh yeah, it was right about the moment that he chose Sarah Palin as his running mate. That was the last straw, well actually it was in the 3rd debate when he called Palin the role model for every woman in America. Personally I took great offense to that, particularly after the interview with Katie. And the pundits say that people don't vote based off of the VP slot... yeah right!

A year ago, before Iowa, when he was just a senator and not a presidential candidate I would have voted for him. Now not so much. Somewhere over the last year, in order to win the election, McCain lost his balls. I don't agree for a minute that he is "The Maverick." In this election he tucked his tail between his legs as he ran from the moderate to the right. Every word he says is aimed at pleasing his home base. For me the choice of Palin for Vp epitomized this campaign strategy. I don't doubt that someone in his campaign feared that if he alienated the base they wouldn't show up on election day, and with Obama's growing popularity (new voter alone would overwhelm McCain) it was decided that it was no longer a race of ideas, but a game of numbers and getting people to the polls. Sadly, I think after her performance more people came to the polls anti-Palin then for her.

Why I voted for Obama is an entirely different story.