Kola--Well I never really been one that will blindly follow- especially when the evidence/facts all point the opposite direction...And if the mess we're in with not enough troops, not being able to get help from any of our former allies (who are now even refusing to turn over criminals and intelligence info) , and an every day more faltering economy are facts to me....
Personally I believe this War on Terrorism and against radical Muslims can not be won by the US alone- its going to take the cooperation of the world-- and thats where I think Obama will be much better in getting that cooperation- not with stupid threats of "your with us or your against us"-but with diplomacy and negotiation...
I think Obama can/will do a better job of keeping us out of foreign interventions than an old fella that runs around singing Bomb Bomb Bomb anyone- or saying staying 100 years in a war zone is fine....
And I don't think the radical Muslims are our most important issue- I think our economy is in worse shape than many will admit to- and that if we don't get that on the right track we won't have to worry about wars or Muslims as we won't even be able to afford a military...McCain and his economic advisor Foreclosure Phil echo George Bushs failed economic policy and give me little confidence that they can bring it back around following the same direction..
Several of the issues that are so important to you folks- actually mean little to me....On the issues of abortions and the right to die with dignity --that is where the Libertarian in me comes out...
I think most of those decisions should be left to be made between the person, the family, their doctor, and their God...Not the Government...
It definitely is not a Federal government issue- and if any type of law making needs to be done- it should be left to the locals and the states...
This is true with the homosexual issue too- as I don't think the Federal government should be bedroom police- or deciding how local areas want to handle the issue...
Another issue important to me is enforcement of the laws as written- and the belief in the importance of following our Constitution-- both of which in the last 7 years GW has done a horrificly disastrous job of doing- with no oversight adjustment by McCain or any of the other members of a Republican controlled Congress...Obama as a legal professor who has taught Constitutional law at least knows what the Constitution is- which I'm not as sure of with McCain who's past history of ties to Lobbyists, corruption, and illegality scandals worries me..
Another issue that directly affects me is Social Security- which now that I'm getting old enough to draw, I'd like to get my full benefits out of-- which Obama supports maintaining- while McCain has been all over the page on- condemning it one day- backing it the next, but calling for cuts and changes in age limits- and then talking about completely dropping it the next to allow Bush's privatized investment plan- which would have been a disaster to many with the current economic crisis....
One of the reasons I voted for George Bush was because of his campaign promises to reform Health Care and Health Care insurance- another promise he immediately forgot when elected

I have many times expressed my views that Health Care costs and insurance needs to be addressed- which McCain is giving about the same story GW did- and I'm fairly certain Obama will do something about...
On most the other issues important to me- global warming, immigration, etc. its about a draw, with Obama maybe being as much or more conservative on some than McCain...
I've said on here I normally do not support having one party control both houses of Congress and the White House (like GW did)--but I think its going to take a Congress working with the next President to correct many of the blunders and illegalities that the Bush crew pulled- as well as trying to build our status back up with the other countries of the world...I think Obama will be able to better work with next Congress as its almost a certainty with the countries continuing backlash against the Bush regime- Dems will control both houses.....