"McCain is an irrelevant old man and Obama will win this thing in a walk."

If only that were true. I thought there was no way Bush would be a second-termer, given his constant deer-in-the-headlights look, the "Mission Accomplished" BS, his low approval ratings, and his administration's tendency to hold themselves above the law. And then suddenly a thing called gay marriage happened in Massachusetts and people freaked out, thinking that a Dem president was a mandate for sodomy. I wouldn't be surprised if a significant amount of people think that suddenly there's going to be an influx of malt liquor, gangbanging, and people with funny names if they vote for Obama. Saddened, but not surprised. People will consistently vote against their best interests to favor someone whom they think is a "true American." McCain's a veteran, he's white, no one has questioned his Christianity. For too many people, that's enough.