Cast a Blind Vote

I have mentioned before that I cannot vote for Senator McCain. In part it's because of the rashness of his decisions and the inability or unwillingness to own up to them. Perhaps the best example, certainly the one that shut the McCain door for me, is that he chose Sarah Palin for Vice President. He is so certain that she's the best choice, that he doesn't think we need to find out what her positions are, other than what she parrots in stump speeches. What Sarah Palin needs is to give a press conference. She needs to be made to answer questions - answer them, not evade them. And she needs to be made to answer follow-up questions.

This is not "gotcha journalism," this is assisting the public in casting an informed vote.

Senator McCain's Campaign, however, would have caught in a game of "Gotcha Vice-President." The premise of this is that he vetted her completely, and therefore we need to trust him on his decision. I've explained numerous times why I can't do that, but to add to that, let's remember the last time we elected someone who asked us to trust him on issues that affected millions of lives without giving us the complete details. What Senator McCain hopes, I guess, is that we will trust his instinct, and then when he's elected, who cares what skeletons are in her closet, as she will already be in office...

And he worries that we don't know enough about Barack Obama.