Being a social liberal, fiscal moderate, and a realist on national security, I find something to admire in all three of them.

I find Sen. McCain in particular deserves to be President. He is a great man. He paid his dues and served his country commendably. He, if elected, will no doubt be successful. He is in a
party that is currently dominated by conservative idealogues. That puts a damper on
my enthusiasm. I could foresee a scenario where I could vote for him in General Election. He will be my Pres. Teddy Roosevelt. Personality wise, my sympathies lie here.

Sen. Clinton was my Senator in NY and am well aware of  how hard she works. She is fairly a pragmatic person despite her reputation as an idealogue. She, if elected, will govern from the center on fiscal matters. She probably will be liberal on social issues like woman's rights, civil rights etc. On National Security, she is likely to be similar to Sen. McCain except for Iraq. She also paid her dues but not as much as Sen. McCain.  As a father of a daughter, I feel that a woman should have equal opportunities as a man. So, it grates me when i see the disparity in the treatment of her and Sen. Obama. Media is ,in particular, abusive of her as they were with Al Gore. She will be like Pres. Franklin Roosevelt or Sen. RFK. Their opponents hated them but they soldiered on.

Sen Obama's speech during 2004 Dem Convention appealed to be in the sense that the things that unite us are more consequential than the things that divide us. When he announced, I was rooting for him. He is obviously a motivated and talented man. But, of late, I have cooled on him. My belief is that he is being deceitful on Iraq when he claims that
he would have opposed the Iraq war resolution. On Iraq, he would be identical to Sen. Clinton regarding withdrawl of forces. i.e they would gradually withdraw but not a quick withdrawl that he is selling right now. He is too smart to know that a quick withdrawl will only compound the stupid actions of Pres. Bush.
It is a gut feel that is based on his Senate voting record. He is a calculated pol just like Sen. Clinton. The Media bias in favor of him also annoyed me in the sense that any unfairness annoys me. I am willing to overlook the fact that he hasn't paid his dues in the traditional sense by looking at the fact that he is fairly self made man which counts for a lot in my book. Eventhough it is not his fault, his supportes are quick to tag anyone with playing race card the moment you bring
 up anything from his past.  He is not
like any President that I know. He is something new that I cannot put my finger on because I don't have enough data points. If I am in my 20s, I would be in his cult. But having seen the world little longer, I know how the world works. Experience does matter.
 
Who should/would I vote ? Only time can untangle my dilemma.