I understand and somewhat agree with your views on preemptive war. However, how do you feel about the argument that WW2 could have been avoided, or made much easier if a country had “taken him out” before he invaded so many countries?

Maybe if McCain hires Warren Buffett, or Mitt, or Steve Forbes, or even Bill Clinton (ok I know that will never happen) to concentrate on economic issues, then the economy might not tank so bad as feared.

You’re probably right that McCain isn’t terribly conservative, but I’m finding that I’m not either.

I would much rather have a more skeptical trust of government rather than the strong faith that John McCain and Mitt Romney have in the federal government. Is it capable to solve global warming, energy problems, education, etc.?

I also have serious reservations about the war on terror. I don’t understand the justifications behind pre-emptive war, for instance. On what basis do we assume we are safer when we attack countries before they pose a threat to us? I always thought aggressive war was a tactic of the bad guys. I am disturbed by the unwillingness of many to question this ideology.

I also think that we need a president who understands what is happening with the dollar right now. I have low confidence in John McCain’s admittedly weak economic understanding. It seems likely he will get taken for a ride if he is as ignorant as he says he is. The dollar is really just a piece of paper. If enough people lose confidence in it, we will be in a world of hurt. Our expensive foreign policy is not helping the situation. And it doesn’t seem like the major conservatives really wanted to trim domestic government. They are more interested in halting or slowing growth in some areas, and increasing it in others. This sounds like a responsible Democrat rather than a conservative to me. When was growing the Departments of Energy and Education, for instance, a key part of a conservative platform? I must have missed the memo that went out on this one.