Negatives for voting for John McCain

Honestly, I have nothing against older Americans who have seen what the nation has to offer and has a fair opinion on where it is going. I respect veterans of all wars and opposing opinions. In the upcoming election, the next leader of the free world needs to be someone who has the ‘know-how’ and gusto to face such pressing issues such as the war in Iraq, the economy and national security.
The next leader of the free world needs to be someone who can withstand being called harsh names, and have the ability to take criticism from supporters and opposition alike. They should possess the charisma of the late John F. Kennedy and the compromise Abraham Lincoln. The forty-fourth president of the United States needs to be someone who can move with the times as the leader of the most powerful country in the Free World.
If, for any reason you thought John McCain was the one for the job, I’m here to tell you: he’s not.
While it has become painfully clear that Senator McCain is the candidate who has the Republican Party’s nomination in the bag-wrapped up and presented in a shiny red bow-there are still some reasons that the party’s puppet isn’t the best bet for America in the future. Pay no attention to his age of 71, which, if elected, would make him the oldest president voted into office since fellow Republican Ronald Reagan, who was 70, in 1981.
The fairly dated, but recently brought into light, alleged affair with a female lobbyist on his campaign has nothing to do with why one shouldn’t cast a ballot for the war hero in November.
All it takes is one view of the candidate’s website to wonder if the senator will be a clone of current President George W. Bush. It makes no difference of party affiliation, belief system or strength of political knowledge to know that, like it or not, Bush messed up. Big time.
If you don’t believe me, look at Bush’s approval ratings, which have dropped drastically since his 2001 peak soon after the Sept. 11 attacks. Take a moment to check out the nice recession we’re having. Things aren’t looking up for the Republican Party, who is urging voters to “stay the course” and believe in an “axis of evil.”
So, with limited time and space to spell out every single reason not to vote, just think of it like this: do you really want another Bush for the next four years?