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I’ve been surprised how much I’m increasingly thinking the same way. One byproduct of which is a philosophical position whatever the outcome. It’s hard to know in your bones that any particular circumstance won’t in the long run serve us better than the other.

A really appealing veep would help muster some enthusiasm for McCain, but how likely is it that he’ll choose such a running mate?

One interesting question is why did the Republicans in congress so quickly go bad under power? Is it that true believers just don’t often run for or win public office? Is it that power corrupts and the rewards for selling out to gargantuan government are just too temptingly large? Does politics so attract and reward narcissists that, like flowers turning to the sun, they inevitably turn toward the favor and praise of the press?

We know how rare and special Reagan was, but certainly there must be at least a few potential leaders who as true believers are, like Reagan, intent on and capable of taking that message to a majority of voters?

What was it they called Reagan, the Great Communicator? I was in my youth at the time Reagan came into office and thought, oh boy an actor in the White House. How low can we go? At the end of his second term, I wanted to make him President for life. When he died, I cried for a solid hour watching his funeral procession.

Now my father, who likes to call himself a moderate, (he’s a lib), follows the theme: Reagan nearly destroyed this country. Standard lib thought brought to you buy the mainstream media.

When push comes to shove, I’ll vote McCain, and he knows it. He knows it because he knows that Conservatives won’t go for a total Marxist like Obama. So he doesn’t have to woo us or win our votes. Its a resurgance of the Blue Blood Country Club and their mini fiefdoms on the Hill. And that’s politics.

I realize I’ve rambled. Feels kind of good. :) Hey I got one of those Republican survey letters, you know the kind, beg letter disguised as a questionaire. Yeah, I sent it to John Ensign along with a letter as to why they would have to win without my money. I’m putting my hard earned dollars at the grass root level and am on the lookout for a Conservative Candidate I can support for Congress. My rep presently is Andre Carson. (I can barely type the name for want of pain killers.). He’s an Ultra lib...

In CO, we have a candidate running for US Senate named Bob Schaffer. Bob retired from the US House, as he promised he would do. Unlike some, who did not walk the talk, Schaffer could have won reelection but chose to do what he said he would do. As Newt Gingrich once said: "promises made, promises kept."

Now Schaffer, who is an honest and trusted conservative, is getting support from every Republican in our state. This is exactly the person with character and values that we need to elect and reelect. If McCain wins in CO, one reason will be Schaffer's coat tails and not the other way around.

Hugh Hewitt commented on Friday that he was sending a donation to Bob Schaffer. If anyone is looking for someone to support, Schaffer could use the help since he's up against Mark Udall and a bunch of rich Democrats who are pouring money behind Udall.

Re: your post 78: I think the answer is term limits, in order to allow newly-elected officials to focus on getting something useful done before they are maxed out. The current system in congress lets people like Ted Kennedy, Robert Byrd, John McCain, just keep going and going.

We have to treat election like it really is; an opportunity to throw the old bums out, and throw some new bums in.