[Laptop_Ron]

Judging from your comment anyone who doesn’t like McCain is against the War on Terror. Judgements can be tricky things. :-)

The WoT is a huge issue, obviously. If management of the war were the only issue for a president, though, then I say we petition for Petraeus to run for POTUS.

[Norman Bates]

Leadership in the GWOT is the top issue, but you are right in pointing out there are other issues.

Such as the 175-200 federal judges that will be appointed in the next term. McCain has participated in debating and voting on hundreds of judges going back to before Bork - more than anyone else. He knows better than any candidate running what it takes to get conservative judges through the Senate.

On the issue of fiscal responsibility, McCain has the credibility and the courage to finally rein in overspending and cut off the addiction to pork at the knees.

On the issue of Social Security and Medicare, McCain knows what can and cannot get through Congress and he has close colleagues (not simply phone numbers like any incoming governor-president) of those on Capital Hill he can strongly influence to get the right bills through.