Great to hear from you. Did you read the article on Politifact about it? Whether or not we agree with his stance on abortion, Barack was representing his constituents on that issue. I will not fault him for that.

OTOH, I have much to fault todays Republicans with. They have stripped away oversight in the marketplaces, free-spent into record deficits, grown government at unimaginable rates, and trampled all over civil liberties. Whether by choice or not, McCain is surrounded by many of the same advisors and leaders that “served” Bush. I’ll admit, those guys have more experience than anyone else on the political landscape. But I don’t think experience will solve this mess. For that, we need good judgement. McCain has not demonstrated that.

So I choose someone else. Anyone else. I don’t see a way to lose by voting for Obama. If indications are wrong and he turns out to be a poor leader, us “moderate conservatives” will have sent a strong enough message to the Republican party that perhaps we’ll get a better candidate next time. And some better representation in Congress.

Illinois Senate floor – March 2001
-go to page 84, read “senate bill 1093.”

http://www.ilga.gov/senate/transcripts/strans92/ST033001.pdf