[Kakaze]

I would hope that many of our Republican candidates would understand the political practicalities of this issue.”

The problem is right here in the above statement...

For McCain and career politicians the victory is in the election, for the rest of us, the victory would be in saving the republic.

[JustaDumbBlonde]

"For McCain and career politicians the victory is in the election, for the rest of us, the victory would be in saving the republic."

You can count many members here at FR among those for whom the victory is in the election. They don't really seem to care what happens to anything as long as there is not a democrat in the White House.

This article just enforces my disgust with McCain as a candidate.