I've been thinking a lot about this lately. John McCain is not a dolt like Bush, and he has voted well in the Senate in the past. He seems to know an awful lot about what we shouldn't do, but he offers no "what we should do's". His whole campaign has been about cheap political tricks, and never about pushing an agenda or policies. He really has not proposed a single thing. Even with Bush, it was clear he was pushing a conservative agenda. It's not so with McCain. No one really knows where the hell he stands. All he has pushed forward is this strange, vague, acid-trippy idea of "maverick".

The man is not a leader. He is a voter. Barack Obama offers thoughtful ideas and proposals. He will make a great president, presenting his plans to Congress, and John McCain will do a great job voting on them.

When we first set out, we were stopped by a man who worked at the Sherwin Williams hardware store. I had a good feeling he supported McCain and I was right (in fact, I had a bad feeling about canvassing Indiana in general). This guy said he liked the McCain/Palin ticket because he wanted a woman a heartbeat away and would've supported Obama if Hillary were VP (I thought he was saying most of this for my benefit). He also said he watched O'Reilly and Hannity, so I thought there was no way he was actually a Hillary supporter. I said I also think women are great and smart, and that's why I support equal pay for equal work. I reminded him I had come that day with my mom, a really fantastic woman (and I'm not so bad myself)! I decided it best if I stay mum on my staunch pro-choice beliefs and my sickness about Palin's record with rape victims.

Then a mailman walked by. The Sherwin Williams guy called him "Mr. Middle America". He asked him who he was voting for, and I thought we'd be surrounded by a bunch of McCainiacs. The mailman said "Obama" with a big smile on his face. Then a younger guy walked out of the hardware store. The McCainiac said "This guy knows what's what! Who are you supporting?" And the young guy said "Obama. I wanna keep my job. He's pro union." And the McCainiac looked at me and said "We might lose. I better go hide in the back." In the end, he wished us good luck, and we agreed the country could use some good luck, and we left with a friendly handshake.

It was pretty awesome. And of all the houses I went to, I was surprised the most by the older voters. All were strong Obama supporters and couldn't wait to vote! I think we may actually have a good shot in Indiana if these folks all come out November 4th. And we registered three new voters, all of whom supported Obama.

Next weekend is Kalamazoo, MI with dad. Then possibly back to Indiana after that. Let's win this!