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I for one am so disgusted by mccain (and the whole party) that NO smear, attack or even Hillary Clinton herself could rally me to support Mccain for President.

At this point, the only thing that could get me to vote for McCain is the choice of Rick Santorum as his running mate along with a promise to resign after three months in office.

the choice of Rick Santorum as his running mate along with a promise to resign after three months

Careful, you just told us that you would take a promise from McQueeg at face value.

I'm sure that your heart's in the right place, but....

Speaking of Rick Santorum and for that matter George Allen, both men could have been strong Presidential candidates had they survived their electoral challenges in 2006. Both 50-something moderate conservatives with support on the Christian Right, either one could have positioned themselves as Mitt Romney tried to as a conservative strong on defense, economic freedom, and social issues, but without the past liberal baggage. Knocking Santorum and Allen out were top Democratic priorities, and they succeeded in both cases, interestingly running a moderate appearing opponent.

What has developed for the GOP is the perfect storm, a potential Class 5 hurricane or tsunami. The party is likely to field its weakest candidate in memory, John McCain. If Obama turns out to be the Democratic nominee, it will be hard to motivate people to the extent they would be motivated against Hillary, whom even many Democrats loathe. If the allegations about Obama engaging in drug use and sodomy in 1999 are as groundless as those claiming McCain had an affair with a lobbyist in the early 2000s, and there is little other dirt out there, he will be hard to beat. However, there is plenty of questions regarding McCain: the Keating Five scandal, his dumping his first wife, and even his service record. (There are Vietnam veterans who accuse McCain with collaborating with the enemy, who could "swiftboat" him, and the MSM will no doubt give them full publicity, in revenge for the attacks on John Kerry.)

I believe Obama is a Marxist and would withdraw U.S. forces unless under a UN or NATO banner, but he will not show his true colors until January 21, 2009. America may be in for one hard ride.