[Man50D]

You can not hang this on McCain.

You can't deny McCain aligned himself with the Socialist Democrat party by favoring legislation that aided Islamic terrorists. He is as much to blame as the GOP elite for not stopping support for our enemy.

He is the only Candidate in this race who has a record, spanning decades, as a proponent for a strong national defense policy against all of our enemies (Communists and Islamofacists).

The parameters you use to classify McCain as strong on national defense leave a lot to be desired. The WOT is integral to our national defense. It is not a problem only in Afghanistan and Iraq. It is a global problem including our borders. It is a fact terrorists have posed and are posing as illegal aliens to enter the country and destroy us from the inside. Despite that fact John McCain supports granting amnesty to illegal aliens. This thinking endangers Americans and makes a mockery of our national defense.

[wmileo]

OK! your points are very well thought out. But elections come down to making choices. GW Bush is done. Thompson and Hunter are out of the race. Ronald Reagan is with his maker.

Given that the WOT is the most important challenge we face in the Twenty First Century, which candidate of the remaining three or four is the best fit for Commander in Chief?