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• Thursday, September 4, 2008 01:28 PM

  Why I Have Decided Not to Vote for McCain

  I held my nose and voted for Kerry in 2004. I thought his campaign was a disaster, but was somewhat surprised at how close the election was.

  When the candidate race started, I was intrigued by McCain. I was also intrigued by Obama and Clinton. When it looked as if it would be a McCain/Obama race, I was heartened by the idea that there might actually be a campaign of issues. McCain seemed, at the time, to be someone who would actually go against the entrenched Bushies if he believed it was the best thing to do.

  Since then, two things in McCain's campaign have turned me away from the idea of voting for him.

  1.) Carl Rove: Why is McCain letting this guy call any of the shots in his campaign? I mean really? This like selling your soul to the devil. Bye bye, maverick image.

  2.) Palin's community organizer snark. So much for that thousand points of light stuff, huh? So now I know where she's coming from. If your the boss (read politico), it counts - if you're not, f**k you.

  And please don't tell me she was digging at Obama's experience. There were a million better ways to accomplish that. She chose to mouth that particular piece of snark, and hopefully she will have to wear it like dog doo that won't scrape off her shoe, and McCain will have to deal with the Bush albatross he has willingly hung around his neck.

  —flyover52 Read flyover52's other letters
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