I undertstand your feelings, brother; and, earlier in the year, I vowed that I'd never support McCain. I still don't, but I've changed my mind somewhat. Please hear me out.

Like any good Baptist preacher, I have three points:

1. Barak Obama is the most dangerous Presidential candidate in my lifetime. He's worse than Carter, Mondale, Dukakis, Gore, and Kerry combined. Each of those men, perhaps with the exception of Gore and Kerry, loved America, and thought that their stupid liberal ideas would be good for the country. Gore and Kerry were motivated by sheer ambition, the lust for power; but neither of them were as inexperienced as Obama. I honestly believe that Obama hates this country, and the ideals on which it was based; I am very disappointed that an honest liberal like Joe Biden agreed to share the ticket with him. (The only appropriate running-mate for Obama would probably be Al Sharpton or Charles Manson.) Furthermore, and may God forgive me if I'm judging unrighteously, I believe Obama to be a genuinely evil man. I would cut off my right hand before I'd vote for him: I'm not joking. If Obama is elected, I guarantee that we'll all be yearning for the "good old days" of Bill Clinton. Because Obama is a thousand times worse.

2. John McCain is a liberal in sheep's clothing. His Senate voting record, on most issues, is erratic and inconsistent: that's why they call him a "maverick." The most recent example was his vote, just last week, for the horrible, bloated "bailout" that Obama and Hillary also supported. Yes, his resistance to his torturers in Vietnam was heroic. Yes, he has a good voting record on abortion. But he is an angry, temperamental man, and I don't know how cool-headed he'd be in a crisis. He is also a warmonger: with McCain, war is always the first option, not the last. I'm not a pacifist, and I believe that when it's necessary to go to war, we should smash the enemy with everything we have (as we should have done in Korea and Vietnam). But I'm not a supporter of every war. I believe that McCain would protect us from our enemies, which Obama would not, and that's a big plus; but I fear he'd also get involved in unnecessary wars, killing thousands more of our young people, and that's a big minus. Here's a joke: asked about the war in Iraq, Obama says, "It's a bad war, and we should get out." Barr/Baldwin/Paul say, "It's a questionable war, but we must win it." McCain says, "It's the only war we've got, and we should be thankful for it!"

3. So I can't support either candidate, and I believe that a vote for somebody like Bob Barr or Chuck Baldwin, while temporarily satisfying, is a wasted vote - - - practically speaking, it's a vote for Obama. It might make you feel good, but it'll take a vote away from the only person who can stop Obama.

However, McCain has done one thing right: he's chosen an excellent running-mate. Sarah Palin, at the moment, really doesn't have the experience to be President. But she's been a Chief Executive: a mayor and a Governor, which neither Obama nor McCain have been. And, as Vice-President, she would learn the mechanics of Washington and the Federal government, and she'd have plenty of exposure to foreign leaders. The Vice-President also sits on the National Security Council, so she'd be briefed on intelligence and international problems right along with the President. If McCain died in office, she would be ready. And, from everything I've read, she's a quick learner.

I think it's unlikely that, if elected, McCain will run for re-election. He'll simply be too old. (That didn't stop Reagan, but McCain is no Reagan. Reagan was in excellent health; McCain is not.) So, in 2012, Palin, as sitting Vice-President, will be the automatic front-runner for the Republican nomination. And she'll be young enough to make the most of it: she'll only be 48 years old, with four years as Veep under her belt.

If McCain does not win, in 2012 Palin will be a very weak candidate (like John Edwards was this year), and the front-runner will probably be Mitt Romney. Which probably means that Obama would be re-elected; but even if he lost .... who wants Romney?

During the next four years, in my very humble opinion, we're going to be stuck with a poor, or very bad, President.

So, if anyone asked my opinion, I would advise that they grit their teeth, swallow their misgivings, and vote for Sarah Palin for Vice-President, even if that means four years of McCain. Voting for Palin is an investment in the future.

I know that some of the brethren have problems with the idea of a female President. I don't think it's God's ideal, either. But please consider the so-called men who are running, and who will be running. Palin looks awfully good when compared to them. (And, from all indications, she's a saved woman. If you asked Obama or Biden or McCain, "Is Jesus Christ the only way to Heaven?" they'd probably give you some doubletalk about "many ways to God." If you asked Palin the same question, she'd probably say something like "You betcha! He sure is!") And remember, if you're old enough, Margaret Thatcher: when all the male politicians in England were liberals and fruitbooties, she stepped up to the plate and said, "I'm with Reagan. Let's stop the Communists once and for all." And she was Reagan's greatest partner.

If Bob Barr or Chuck Baldwin or Ron Paul runs in 2012, you can support 'em then; but, in voting for Palin-McCain, you will have done your part to keep Obama out of the White House.

If you're still undecided, think of this: the Bush-Cheney administration has invented a theory of government called the "unitary executive." Basically, it's the idea that the President should have lots more power, and the Congress should have less. So now we've got warrantless searches, and wiretaps, and other such things.

Whether Bush has abused those powers is a subject for debate. But just think: what would Obama do with so much power? I mean, apart from unlimited partial-birth abortions at government expense?

If you have any witnessing to do, you'd better do it now. Because, if Obama wins, there'll be "Hate Crimes" legislation for sure. (No, he won't wait for legislation; he'll just issue an Executive Order.) Criticize homosexuality or Islam, and you're committing a "hate crime." Tell somebody that their religion can't save them, and you're committing a "hate crime." And, if you talk to your grandmother or your grandchild on the phone, and say something about Islam or homosexuality, don't expect any "privacy:" remember those wiretaps? Bush, supposedly, used them against terrorists. Obama will use them against us.

No, I'm not scared of Obama. I know that God is in control, and if Obama wins, it's because God allowed it. But I also know that America has become a Christ-rejecting, Bible-hating cesspool, and God owes America nothing.