My One Rule for Voting Applied to the Presidental Race

My one rule for voting is simple: never vote for any candidate who I wouldn't want to have elected.

In the Republican race, it means I only have one choice: John McCain. Romney was a good governor, but he has repudiated most of his past policy choices while Huckabee is a religious ideologue.

On the Democratic side, I think Obama is the most inspiring candidate. Certainly, he is more able to unite the country than Clinton. Wouldn't it be great to have a President that makes us proud to be American?

Whoever wins, I hope they close the Guantanamo detention center, renounce the use of torture, and halt the military trials of civilians. Otherwise, how do we differ from the terrorists?