Spado, you may be right about McCain's handling of the wars; personally, I think there's less significant difference between either parties' candidates on defense matters as compared to real differences in domestic policies. I think Obama's calm and measured approach to foreign policy is much-needed after Bush's posturing. The way Obama handled the Iranian elections, for example, was far more expert than McCain, who would have felt obligated to posture like a tough guy, only to have to publically rescind his belligerent stance (much like Bush did with China).

My take on McCain is that this is a man past his political expiration date. I think he would have made a very decent president in 2000. But he spent the time since then kowtowing to the wrong people.