Don't you hate when that happens? It used to happen to me all the time when I used to get in flame wars like 5 years ago. I would write perfection, then screw up and lose the whole damn thing... And when I went back to try and rewrite it, it just felt.... well... diminished and half assed... Oh well.

I personally don't care about having a black president. I'm not racist, but that doesn't mean that the rest of the world is ready for the world powerhouse to have one. Sometimes you have to look past the actual wording of someone as their personal beliefs vs. the better good as a whole.

Bad assumptions on my part, but not entirely. Living at home with your parents, regardless of how long you were "on your own" is hardly independent. I'm not saying it wasn't a smart move, because I lived with mine as long as I could bare because you save a lot of money, so I'm not knocking your decision.

The national debt is driven by the war, and like I said before, no one is arguing that monumental fuck up. Not even McCain. He understands the problems we're facing now because of it, even if he supports/supported it. He's no fool, and neither is Obama. I actually have the utmost respect for Barack, and I think he will make an absolutely brilliant president, just not right now. Maybe 3 or 4 terms down the road?

Basically, my whole opinion can be backed up by the John Nash theory. See "A Beautiful Mind" for the simplistic explanation (it hardly scratches the surface).