Do We Really Want His Finger On The Button

I realize that John McCain was a POW - and I can only imagine the difficulties he lived through. And from every speech he gives, his POW years are obviously still with him. Otherwise, he would not need to remind us constantly that he "lived in a 5' cell. By constantly referring to his time as a POW to explain away each and every gaffe, Mr. McCain has cheapened his service to our country. Either that, or he suffers from a massive case of PTSD. Frankly, I don't know which is worse - cynically capitalizing on his POW status to get out of all scrapes, or being mentally unstable. Either way, DO WE REALLY WANT HIS FINGER ON THE BUTTON??

John McCain's temper is legendary, as are his "gut" decisions. While using your intuition or "gut" is a valuable instinct, it should not replace knowledge, advice, wisdom and "facts on the ground", but should enhance these traits. As I have watched John McCain and his "famous gut" in this election cycle, I am more and more concerned about John McCain's gut. The decision to choose Sarah Palin as a running mate is the latest, in a long series of questionable decisions. To my mind he has become more erratic as this election as progressed.

Like so much in life, I do not know all the answers to fix the myriad problems facing our country right now. But I do know that when the wolves are at the door, and times are so bleak, I want more than John McCain's gut and his pit bull between us and ultimate chaos.