The reality of the situation is that intelligent well meaning people enter public service and ae quickly corrupted in a system where quid pro quo, pay offs insider trading, etc is done in the normal course of business. Say what you will about Sarah Palin and Michelle Bachmann both have risk scorn speaking out against this type of political corruption. Palin had an article published in the WSJ the other day demanding congress not be immuned from Freedom of Information Act, insider trading conflict of interes tlaws, etc.

All that aside I'm taken into account that pointing a spot light on any candidate is going to reveal some warts and blemishes, some big, some samll but being spun as being big. With that thought in mind one can only gather as much information on each candidate and make you best choice.

For me there is one certainty and that is no matter who the opposing candidate I will vote for him/her. Obama cannot be elected for four more years the country won't survive him