McCain the cheater versus Obama the guy who worries more about limitations on Roe than about doctors providing medical assistance to live-born infants. Remember, character counts.

McCain cheated on his first wife, Carol, after being seriously wounded and spending 5-1/2 years in a POW camp in N. Vietnam — an experience that seems likely to change a person considerably. While being held captive, John McCain was offered the opportunity to return home, but he refused to go until his compatriots who had been held longer were also offered release.

Carol McCain forgave her ex-husband for his cheating on her after he returned home; Carol has supported her ex in his various runs for elected office over the years, and she calls him a “good man.”

McCain has been married to his second wife, Cindy, for decades and supported her through her battle with an addiction to prescription drugs. Cindy has for many years traveled the world working for charities that seek to improve the lives of impoverished children. Cindy became very attached to one little baby girl from Bangladesh, and she and John adopted the girl and made her their daughter. In his Senate career, John McCain has pushed for fiscal responsibility, and for an end to corrupt practices like earmarks.

The Obamas appear to be a happy and loving family, but then, so did the Edwardses — at least until last week. But both of the Obamas sat in (and financially supported) a hateful, racist “church” for 20 years, and both of them are friends with unrepentant terrorist Bill Ayers and his terrorist/criminal wife Bernadine Dohrn. Both of the Obamas also support indefensible and immoral acts like partial-birth abortion, and infanticide of newborn babies who have survived abortion attempts.

Several years ago, Obama traveled to Kenya to visit his father’s family, who live in an impoverished village there. Obama promised to help the tiny local school which several of his relatives attend, but to date Obama has not followed through on that promise.

Obama and wife both give speeches at colleges, urging graduates to go into public service jobs, rather than going for high-paying jobs. After graduating from law school, both Obamas took private-sector jobs at a large, prestigious Chicago law firm. Michelle Obama later took advantage of her political connections (hubby Barack) to obtain her current high-paying job — as a diversity pimp for a large hospital. In his elected offices (Illinois state senate, and U.S. Senate), Obama has accomplished little other than pushing his far-left agenda and lining the pockets of his supporters with taxpayer dollars.

Does character count? You bet it does. But it shows up in a lot more (and more important) places than just one’s history of marital fidelity. I’ve seen plenty of examples of the kind of character that Obama and McCain possess. That’s why I’m voting for McCain.

AZCoyote on August 15, 2008 at 3:48 PM