Sorry, but I stand by what I said about Palin. I have a right, as a voter, to assess the various candidates to determine who I will and will not vote for. My assessment of Palin is that she should not become either the vice president or the president. Other people may have different assessments, but that is mine, and I have a right to it. Palin has put herself before the voters and is asking for our approval. I get to decide whether or not I will give her mine.

On the subject of the bailout, the representative for my district in Congress voted against the bailout (twice). And I'm proud of him for doing so. I'll be voting for him again in November.

I don't approve of either McCain or Obama voting for the bailout. But I am probably going to give Obama an opportunity to show me what he will do as president. Once he is elected, if he is, my intention is to constantly hold his feet to the fire, and my hope is that everyone who votes for him will do the same.