Make no mistake, I would vote for McCain (and would have before) 100 times out of 100 over Dubbya. I would vote for his father the same scenario over him (although, with reservations due to his father and his own connections). For me, my negativity and bias deals specifically with Junior, the people who put him where he is, and those who ran the nuthouse with him.
I am happy to say, I will be ok with either of these tickets, but there's no doubt in my mind I would be much more secure in the thought of Obama dealing with world issues than I would Palin. I put a lot of value in Obama's intelligence, and his measured approach to situations - my interpretation of those, anyway. I think that he could do very well in the Oval Office and especially abroad. I don't worry about him "toughening up" to deal with things in a pinch. But I know others do, and I understand that. But Palin? No way, I don't see her being taken seriously by male leaders of some of these countries, let alone the lunatic fringe ones. In some areas, the fact that Obama is black will actually be a positive in dealings, I think. But, getting off track here - back to the show.