McCain makes me want to scream...

I can't help it...it's true: John McCain makes me want to scream. I don't think he's a bad person, and I don't think he has bad intentions, but we are 1 hour and 3 minutes into the first debate of this electoral season, and he has barely talked anything but the war in Iraq. Okay, there was an oil reference here and there, and some discussion about spending (with no specific examples or references about anything but the military).

Let me clarify by saying that I grew up in an Army family, and I loved it! I loved the pride of being a part of something bigger, and I almost cried the day I turned 21 and my military ID became invalid. But there is so much more to this country than involvement in military conflicts. And McCain doesn't genuinely demonstrate that he cares about us "little people" down here waiting on each pay check.

My favorite John McCain quote of the night: "If you have to do things, you have to do things." Sounds like someone learned his speech-giving skills from Bush.

I also enjoyed the part where he said he would hate to see health care in the government's hands because those decisions should be made between family members and their doctor. As if the role of the government would ever be to decide for you what health care you would receive. The government would only be making it possible to pay for certain health benefits for everyone, not mandate that you wouldn't be allowed to pursue treatments beyond what would already be supported with your health care.

This is terrible for my stress level...and this debate is a terrific example of why the rest of the world thinks we're all a bunch of idiots!