As a POW and as a powerful independent figure in Washington, Sen. McCain has proven his loyalty to the American people. Barack Obama, in contrast, did not come clean when first confronted with accusations that he was unusually close to Bill Ayers - a self-admitted domestic terrorist. Barack said they were only “neighbors.” This answer was as phony as Obama’s foreign policy experience. Bill Ayers helped launch Obama’s political career for a very obvious reason - they share the same hateful, anti-American ideology which says the U.S. is a racist and exploitive nation. I’d rather have a real patriot in the Oval office.