I don't know, but I'm pretty certain that we're all about to be tortured for the next eight years.
Seriously, now: no one denigrates John McCain's military service. But that was forty years ago, and what we are today concerned with is his political record, which is not one of consistent support for conservative principles and values. In fact, McCain has become more liberal with time (last year he was the third least conservative Republican senator (ACU rating: 65). He has frequently bashed his fellow Republicans, and had his closest relationships with Democrats. He has supported free speech restrictions (campaign finance reform) and open borders (the same kind of immigration "reform" supported by his good friend, Ted Kennedy).
All of this is important. It is clearly reflected in the primary results thus far. Most tellingly, in yesterday's Super Tuesday event, the numbers show that a significant majority of Republican primary voters do not support John McCain for President. He "won" by attracting the votes of Independents who took Republican ballots, and by Mike Huckabee sapping Southern support for Mitt Romney.
Bottom line: we face the prospect of the Republican nominee for President in 2008 being a guy most Republicans do not want, that huge numbers of conservatives cannot stand, and who is old and famously intemperate besides. Gee, I can't understand why life-long Republicans are so unhappy at that prospect.....
I am well aware of McCain's record. That 65 from the ACU is what he pulled last year, giving him a lifetime rating of 82 at the ACU. But that is not the point.
Comparing him to one of the country's worst traitors, one who directly sold out West Point and George Washington, is WAY out of line.