Sure, John--you just want to push some Churchill on us. :-)
One profound thing stands out... Only when Obama's wife was on the top of the world; seeing her husband lauded by the media as the some sort of messiah of hope, destined to rule the country and solve all the world's problems, did she say she was finally proud to be an American.
Yet, McCain (who spent years being tortured as a POW), says he has never lived a day without having been proud to serve his country.
Of course, the debate over who would be the better President will go on for many months, but anyone with a brain should be able to determine the better American.