[Plutarch]

Think about it. We all know that McCain wants to pick Lieberman, but probably won't because St. Paul would explode. McCain's inclination is to pick a candidate that is a thumb in the eye to conservatives. McCain's grandiosity is that he wants to win not with the Bush conservative coalition, but with his own maverick coalition.

Rep. Cantor looks like a fine upstanding conservative, who wouldn't upset any conservatives (save for the GOP anti-Semitics you search in vain for MWT). Since a Cantor pick wouldn't poke any conservatives in the eye, McCain is unlikely to pick him. We could probably increase Cantor's chances by starting FR threads threatening mayhem if Cantor is selected.

Intrade appears cool to Cantor, place your chips in Cantor, and maybe you'll be a RichWestTexan.

[MeanWestTexan]

“for the GOP anti-Semitics you search in vain for MWT”

? Huh? I’ve posted repeatedly that I think the Pat Buchanon wing of the party is dead.

[Lady Heron]

McCain's grandiosity is that he wants to win not with the Bush conservative coalition, but with his own maverick coalition.

So very true, but the huge problem for him if he does win that way is that he will have no true base of support and his poll numbers will quickly fall lower that Bush's and damage the republican party for years to come loosing way more house and senate seats in the next 4 years.

But hey, during that time he will have destroyed the republican platform(a Country-club republican dream) and lost the Christians to their own party(A nightmare for the republicans and a dems wet dream, losing the repubs the chance to ever winning again, just ask the Canadians) if not the fiscal conservatives also.