Well, the presidential election is gonna be here before we know it, and there is not much that can be done to stop it!  While I must admit, I have not put a whole lot of time or effort into really understanding what either Barack Obama or John McCain really "stand for" (though I do get the basics), it certainly doesn't take much to form an opinion, albeit slightly uneducated at this point.  Personally, I think it really sucks that we basically get to choose one of two people (or a couple of other unknowns) to "run the country", that is, assuming our vote does even really matter.  At this point I don't have a good enough feeling about either candidate to run out and put my name on a ballot, but with that said, there is something that just "urks" me about John McCain.