McCain for President

To preface: I love McCain. I want him to win. But I will play Devil's Advocate for this debate. I will first make my case: Contention 1: McCain is very old. McCain's age may lead to several problems if he is elected. First, as was the case with Ronald Reagan, an age-related disease may affect his ability to lead. Reagan suffered from the early stages of Alzheimer's, McCain could do the same. Also, McCain has had melanoma, a very deadly cancer multiple times. If he gets it again, he may die in office, destabilizing the nation. Also, if he died, Palin would become president, and she is an idiot, and couldn't save the economy if her life depended on it. Contention 2: Economic Experience John McCain knows nothing about the economy. He has said so himself multiple times. He is also obsessed with the "battle" between "Main Street" and "Wall Street." This creates a false dichotomy, and will lead to policies that hurt the economy in order to "fight" for "Main Street." Seeing as we are on the brink of the next Great Depression, I strongly recommend against voting for this man. Contention 3: Foreign Policy Skills John McCain will lead us to war. He, much like Bush, is unwilling to negotiate with our enemies, and follows a mantra of shoot first, questions later. This mantra is what lead us to our current situation in Iraq. We don't need more Iraqs, and that's what we'll get with McCain. The lack of skill in diplomacy that McCain shows is frightening. Rebuttal: "He has proven he has character. He has proven that he isn't worried about pleasing Republicans just because he is in the Republican Party. He doesn't have a problem with disagreeing or working with them if he supports the same cause." He may be a good guy, I don't deny that. But I know a lot of good guys, none of whom would I ever elect to the office of president. "I know all of us are thinking about the ecomony, but if we were attacked tomorrow, by terrorists or other radical organizations, who would you want to lead us." We are more likely to be attacked today than we were before 9/11. I would want a president that won't reuse Bush's failed strategies in their response to the attack like McCain would. "I believe we are still terribly vulnerable to terrorist attacks and I want the most qualified man to lead our country. If we get taken out by terrorists, we will have more to worry about than the ecomony-which I too believe is a major issue." That's because of the Bush Doctrine, and McCain still follows it. Also, the economy is much more important than terror right now. If a terrorist attacks, we might lose 3000 American lives, but if the economy fails, I guarantee you it will be much more. The economy is much more likely to fail than a terrorist attack is to occur. "But think about it for a minute. World history tells us that great nations are taken down. Why do we think we can't be the next. I want my kids and grandchildren not to forget that we must be a force of good. Not just for our children but for other people being victimized. If we were the victimized in Iraq under the dictatorship of Saddam, wouldn't you want someone to help you?" John McCain will not keep our nation from losing hegemony. Like I said, he follows the Bush Doctrine, which is probably the biggest reason our hegemony is so diminished currently. Also, I would want someone to get rid of Saddam if he was victimizing me, but not if they made life worse, like we did. Vote for someone besides McCain.