Diet coke is everywhere.

Is there some other John McCain?

"The contrast with other politicians couldn't be more stark"

"he honorably shies away from using his personal heroics for political gain"

I'm sorry. The man betrayed every legal immigrant American and did so with gusto. Military service and honor count for very little when you are ready to sell the folks out at home.

I met him back in '96. I don't like him. He exudes exactly the opposite of the article. He's an opportunist, an exploiter and loyal only to himself. He'll flip-flop just as fast as Kerry did. He's a lifelong, professional, stereotypical politician - and all that that implies. It's not surprising at all he gets along splendidly with Ted Kennedy- exploiters of a feather flock together.

I don't like Obama either, he seems cut from the exact same cloth as McCain and neither of these two lame choices is going to be good for America.

McCain will have to pick a superb VP if he is going to get my vote. I don't trust any of his revisions to policy. If Obama shifts far enough center and surprised me with a good VP (not Hillary or Bill Richardson) I might just stay home and let the rest choose.