Cruiser, I really appreciate your stating your beliefs and your stand on a number of issues so clearly. That, in my experience, is a rare thing for a conservative to do. I don't agree with many of them but your views are at least as valid as mine. (In my heart of hearts, I of course don't believe that- or I wouldn't believe what I believe!)

I'd like to say though that if not having a 'flawed character' is a criterion for your support, you're just not going to find a person like that. The saying that everyone is a little bit crazy on at least one issue I suspect refers to the absolute fact that each of us is flawed. Churchill; Gandhi; Martin Luther King; (not to mention Martin Luther, a seriously flawed man; and, no doubt, even Mother Teresa. We all have our flaws and our tragedies. It seems to me that extraordinary abilities often go hand in hand with equal frailties. The best we can hope for is that the person's abilities will mesh with his or her aspirations and responsibilies.

If we but knew, we'd find that to be true of EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO EVER LIVED. Regardless, every one of us can be - and often is- of remarkable inspiration and efficacy in our lives and in the world.