Steve Z I too agree with your last post. However, I do want America to be a shining beacon of light and that doesn't mean leaving the rest of the world in the dark. It means showing the world a better way they can live, in a democracy, but without forcing it upon them. I'm an idealist. I have voted for either party depending on who made the most sense to me. It's just that I simply do not see that anything will change with McCain. There is not even the hope of change. I respect him for his war record and it's it. I don't see him leading this county onto a path of healing.