An e-mail in response to my Tom’n’Joe piece:
Dear Ms. Lopez,
The day before McCain floated Ridge as VP, I received a call from a
poll-taker. When asked who I planned to vote for, I said McCain. When
asked how sure, with options of “very likely, somewhat likely, likely,”
I interrupted and said “positive,” which actually got a chuckle from the
lady on the other end. But upon hearing McCain might well choose a
pro-”choicer”, I realized my “positive” was really a “it depends on the
running mate.” I can hold my nose that McCain is the Republican
candidate and vote Republican for the Presidency, but if he has a
pro-”choice” veep, I’ll be holding my nose with both hands and won’t
have one free to pull the lever. I can’t be the only one who feels this
way.