Former marine here, and I’m voting McCain/Palin.
Marines are sober individuals who make pragmatic decisions based on the reality of the circumstances. We have success on the brain because success means victory and staying alive. So we side politically with those who look at the world in the same sober way — like conversatives do.
Trying circumstances best reveal true character. You learn your own character this way, and that of others. Your strengths and weaknesses are revealed this way too, which is why bootcamp and rigorous training are so important for marines — because we learn what our fellow marines can and cannot do. This is essential knowledge for a fighting unit.
Character matters to marines. Character speaks both to your past (your history or record) and to your future (actions you’re likely to perform). Barack Obama fails miserably on this score. His decisions, both personal and political, are moral and political failures. He is the worst possible person to become president of this great nation. He is the absolute wrong choice to be Commander in Chief.
