This move leaves the center wide open for John McCain in 2008. The big question is, can he move far enough to the right to get there?
No .. with the republican candidates that we know of so far??
McPain won't make it out of the primaries
I don't think so. I can't imagine Republican primary voters going for McCain.
The media loves him; the Republican base does not.
Oddly, McCain's voting record is pretty darn conservative. McCain just choses to oppose the GOP on high profile issues where he can get camera time. McCain's CFR was the biggest assult on first Amendment rights in history, but he got lots and lots of publicity for it. McCain's biggest problem is mental. He can go postal at any time. Unfortunately, if McCain plays his cards right and does not attack Christian Conservatives like he did 8 years ago, it is his election to lose. But the people McCain turns to for advisors will be 'moderates' who will try to stab conservatives in the back every chance they get, so there is a good chance McCain will once again play his winning hand wrong.