"I'm voting my principles".

Pretty light ideology there, and I don't mean that ot be a slap, I mean it to show just how an individual would give up everything in the name of a "principle" or "lesson", that is essentially meaningless, simply because the only effect it could have is to possibly put McCain into office. That is neither a principle nor a lesson, it is a condition that would put us on a road to national suicide, is that what anyone wants?

The one principle here should be to get this nation back to something we can be proud of; a nation where we are moving forward on issues of great importance. Equal Rights, Education, Peace, Compassion, Freedom from fear...these are goals we should be moving toward, McCain would continue this Dark Age we are in today, and have been since the Little Emperor came about. By sitting out the election, or by actually voting for the Ghost, we could set the stage for 4 more years of even worse setbacks. As it stands right now, we have a LOT to recover before we can even move forward, to drag us back is not just shameful, it is disastrous.

Principles are BIG things, as well as personal ones. This country must be guided by a set of principles that have been lost over time, by allowing the R's to have any semblance of power, we ALL lose. Now is not the time for the Sunshine Patriot not the Summer Warrior who leaves at the first hint of a problem, now is the time for all of us to come together to beat back the beast, to destroy every vestige of neo-conservatism, to ensure that this nation can once again be a beacon of light, a symbol of Freedom and Equality, leading the way into the future, ensuring that our children and our Grandchildren will have a world where they will ot have to sit down and beg for crust of bread or a glass of water from the Lord of the Manor.

There will other elections, but this is the most important we shall face in our lifetimes. I can't force anyone to vote, and I never would, but if this nation falls any further behind, there will be NO ONE to blame but ourselves. I find that option not viable...so i will vote for D's down the line, and when they come to power, I will stay in contact with them to ensure they do the right thing, and NOT turn this nation any further down the road of self destruction. I hope all of you will do the same.