McCain vs. Obama

Overview

This page is for discussions of the relative merits of the two major-party candidates for the 2008 US presidential race, John McCain and Barack Obama, and their respective vice presidents Sarah Palin and Joe Biden.

The only serious objections to Obama apply far more intensely to McCain:

Overtly religious (Christian), and has been known to pander to a religious audience – but at least does not seem to be a literalist in his beliefs; McCain, though, is far more overtly religious, and has ties to a number of Christofascists, most notably John Hagee
Voted for the FISA bill containing immunity for the telecomm companies (who illegally collaborated with George Bush in warrantless eavesdropping on Americans), despite having pledged to filibuster it – but McCain is far less likely to support the US Constitution over the Holy War on Terror.

For other objections which are easily refuted (or that make no sense but seem to be popular), see Barack Obama.

John McCain	Barack Obama
United States Naval Academy - Class rank: 894 of 899	Columbia University - B.A. Political Science with a Specialization in International Relations. Harvard - Juris Doctor (J.D.) Magna Cum Laude
Sarah Palin	Joe Biden
Hawaii Pacific University - 1 semester North Idaho College - 2 semesters - general study University of Idaho - 2 semesters - journalism Matanuska-Susitna College - 1 semester University of Idaho - 3 semesters - B.A. in Journalism	University of Delaware - B.A. in History and B.A. in Political Science. Syracuse University College of Law - Juris Doctor (J.D.)