The X-Factor: Judgment

Normally, I would not divest my candidate of choice during an election season, but this is a special election and I feel like breaking out of the box of normalcy. Unless Barack Obama is the most deceitfully ingenious person in the 20th century, with respect to Sen. John McCain's war record, his years in the Senate, etc., Barack Obama is the best hope for this country.

Hillary touted her experience. McCain is touting his experience. However, the the X-factor that continues to surface in the eyes of the American people as our economic future is uncertain, our health care is in disarray, education is dangling from the bottom rungs of society, and an average of $10 billion per month is being spent on war that was justifiably questionable from inception, it is judgment, foresight, and insight, not experience that this country needs.

Good judgment is a product of experience, but is not guaranteed. Sometimes you get stuck in the past, unconsciously self-imposing limitations and restrictions that hinder progress and innovation. I believe John McCain loves this country. I appreciate his moral conservatism and his risk-taking disposition, but his plans for this country will inevitably cease America from being the front-runner in the free world.

History teaches us that no world power (Greece, Rome, Babylon, Assyria, Germany, Europe, Egypt, etc.) has ever lasted more than 250 years. America is 232 years old. Not only do we have more time, we've got a chance to break the record and I choose to have hope that we will.