The first election I can remember being aware of was 1952, when I was in 7th grade. We were sorta asked in English class if we knew about it and asked who we'd prefer. The overwhelming choice was Eisenhower, because "he was a military man, and we were in Korea"....and of course, we had no idea who this Adlai Stevenson was.

   The same basic reasoning is being used today, except that those who support McCain fail to comprehend (or just ignore) that while Eisenhower had been Supreme Commander and overseen organization and strategy for the entire army, McCain was a mid-level flyer whose entire claim to fame was 'resisting torture'. His Senate career has been sorta average, and if he hadn't been **John McCain, war hero** would barely be noticed.
   McCain's recent attempts to pretend that he is already influencing 'policy', while forgetting his own quotes on various subjects would have me rejecting him if he was a Democrat!