I don’t know what I think about John McCain as a presidential candidate. However, I applaud his record on earmarks:

Sen. John McCain (Ariz.), the likely GOP presidential nominee, was one of five senators to reject earmarks entirely, part of his long-standing view that such measures prompt needless spending. (Source)

No, this is far from a make or break statistic on whom one should vote for, but it’s certainly a positive on McCain’s side in my opinion.

I really do not feel excited about any of the candidates running for President right now.  Not one makes the environment a true priority in the campaign, and those that speak about the environment miss one of the most obvious steps toward a successful environmental and transportation policy, a gasoline tax.  And those candidates that do sort of lean in my environmental direction don’t impress me with their economic stances.  But as my citizen’s duty, I did my research on the candidates and cast my vote in the primaries this morning.

I was running on just a few hours of sleep, as I had a big predictive memorandum due for my legal writing class today, so I was not incredibly excited to be diverting my time from school to drive to the polls.  But when I got to the ballot box, I felt some strong emotions.  At the top of the screen, where it indicates what position you are voting for, it simply read: “President.”