[redgolum]

Having just squandered 6 years of nearly unchallenged control with little to show for it beyond a trail of corruption, indictments, massive wasteful spending and the largest increase in entitlements since the johnson administration, today's gop leaders are ready to rally around another "lesser of 2 evils" candidate on which to pin their hopes for retention of the WH.

Which is why we are in trouble.

[Mr. Jeeves]

Tancredo and Hunter are "Angry Men", and though angry men appeal to FR conservatives, they don't win elections. The Southerners can't win in 2008 for reasons previously discussed. It has be someone with few direct ties to the Bush Administration.

It's McCain, Romney, or Giuliani. Any combination of the three can beat Clinton/Obama. A Romney/Giuliani or McCain/Giuliani ticket with the promise that as VP, Giuliani will directly oversee Homeland Security would be the best option.

Regardless, social conservatism and NeoCon adventurism have been stopped in their tracks by the 2006 election results. It' s either back to a Goldwater-like focus on libertarian civil rights themes, fiscal conservatism, and national defense, or four more decades in the wilderness.