This VP choice has swayed my vote from McCain to Obama. I am an independent and have been a McCain fan since the late 1990s, by that I mean the straight-talk maverick McCain. I held my nose over the past year with all the pandering he was doing, hey it just politics right? But this is the final straw. McCain is a 72 year old who has had repeated battles with cancer. His chances of living out his term, if elected, are probably around 50-50. That means we have a very real chance of another bible thumping, science denying commander in chief. Another leader who makes irrational (to empirical folks) decisions based on their gut instinct which they believe is god talking to them. That’s a pill I just can’t swallow.
