Just one point.

I still think John McCain got whacked one too many times about the head and shoulders while a POW in the 60’s

His judgement is severly impaired. From being just about the only person in the world who thinks the 527 groups are illegal even though they are allowed in his Campaign Finance Reform bill, to wanting to grant amnesty to illegal aliens in his Immigration Reform bill, to now to wanting to tie our hands when we want to get information out of our enemies, he continues to show he is not presidential material in my book.