[supercat]

But then what? If none of the others can win, where do we go from there?

Even if McCain ultimately takes the nomination, the squabbling may serve a useful purpose. It's clear that unless McCain has a meltdown so spectacular the media can't ignore it, Hillary or Obama will have no real opposition this election. There are, however, two other issues at stake:

1. The numerical composition of Congress.
2. The attitude of Congresscritters.

To protect #1, it's important that conservatives get to the polls and vote down-ticket. I would suggest that #2 would be best served by having conservatives make abundantly clear that they won't support the GOP unless they receive something better than a knife in the back. Conservatives look at politicians' records, and Republican politicians who want to keep their jobs had best remember that.

[mupcat]

It's clear that unless McCain has a meltdown so spectacular the media can't ignore it, Hillary or Obama will have no real opposition this election.

Whew, that's scary though. Understand what you mean, and it may just come to that.

[TigersEye]

It's clear that unless McCain has a meltdown so spectacular the media can't ignore it, Hillary or Obama will have no real opposition this election.

Maybe the MSM or a 527 will put out one of his old meltdowns.

John McCain Losing His Cool YouTube video