WHO HAS A BETTER CHARACTER, MCCAIN OR OBAMA?

MCCAIN - BY A MILLION MILES:

If the 2008 election were solely about character and experience, Mr. McCain would be winning in a walk. Few Presidential nominees have been better known or more admired. A McCain Presidency would have its surprises, but they would not be from personal vice or political scandal. His courage has been tested far more than most -- both in a personal sense in Vietnam, and in a political sense during the Iraq war.

Arguably the finest hour of Mr. McCain's career was his support for the Iraq surge at the height of the war's unpopularity. It was gratifying to see this virtue vindicated as he won the GOP nomination. But in an irony of history, his very far-sightedness on Iraq and the success of the surge have made national security seem less urgent as Election Day nears. His commanding edge over Mr. Obama as a Commander in Chief seems less compelling to many voters than do their current fears about the economy.

OBAMA AND REID AND PELOSI WILL TAKE THE USA TOWARD THE EXTREME LEFT:

• THEY WILL PUNISH CORPORATIONS WITH WINDFALL TAXES (WHICH BUFFETT OPPOSES);

• THEY WILL SIDE MORE WITH KHALIDI AND THE ARABS AND MORE AGAINST ISRAEL;

• THEY WILL RAISE TAXES TO REDISTRIBUTE WEALTH;

• THEY WILL RAISE TAXES TO STEER MONEY TO THEIR PET PROJECTS - LIKE "GREEN COLLAR" JOBS;

• THEY WILL MAKE THEIR COMRADES IN THE UNIONS STRONGER BY TAKING AWAY THE SECRET BALLOT DURING UNIONIZATION VOTES;

• THEY WILL APPEASE IRAN AND SYRIA AND RETREAT FROM IRAQ;

• THEY WILL APPEASE PUTIN AND RETREAT FROM UKRAINE AND GEORGIA;

• THEY WEILL APPEASE PUTIN AND STOP DEPLOYING MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS IN EASTERN EUROPE, THE GULF STATES AND ALASKA.

• THEY WILL RETREAT FROM GLOBALIZATION AND FREE TRADE.

IN SHORT: THEY WILL DO JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING BAD AND WRONG.

AND WE AND OUR ALLIES WILL PAY FOR IT, WITH A DEEPER RECESSION; LESS LIBERTY; AND LESS SECURITY.

OUR ENEMIES WILL REJOICE.

VOTE ACCORDINGLY.