For one thing they both are pushing the idea of being flexible and compromising which I like. I take pragmatism over ideological dogma any day. For all the childish insults thrown at Obama's following it does indeed take talent to get that many people on board and is getting younger people to pay attention to national politics which I see as a very good thing. McCain has been a very successful senator and has managed to show some real accomplishments and is willing to stand up to both people in his own party as well as the other. I find it refreshing to see two real individuals running for a change rather than two guys that just look to their party platforms for positions and ideas (really ideology means not having to come up with any ideas of one's own). The negative campaigning is bothering me though because I would rather somebody sell them self than just tear the other guy down but I guess that is what McCain thinks he has to do. I am looking forward to the debates and hope to hear more things that are different from 2000 and 2004. I would take either one of these guys over Bush, Gore, or Kerry.