Cruiser.. you are obviously a thinking man who is aware of the various issues confronting up as a nation. Some of your positions are quite 'conservative', some are a bit more 'liberal'. NO party or candidate is likely to mirror 'precisely' what you believe...but you seem to be, above all, looking for an honest man who will do his best to be fair and listen.

In my view, several of the Democratic candidates would do this..(as would a number of Republicans whom you will not get to vote for this time around!) If you'd like to support someone who would at least not continue the unfortunate path Bush has taken, Kerry, Dean, Edwards, Clark all seem like they would do ok until the Republicans choose someone you could support next time around.

Since you value military service and knowlege, Kerry and Clark might be your best choices..(I am not sure that Clark is 'untruthful', as you seem to fret about..he is just still not well analyzed by the media and pundits, not having been 'in' politics that long.)