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Your "what if Arlen Specter was a pres. nominee" comes close to "what if a giant grasshopper grabbed me" but I think I'll stick to what is, Doc.

There are only two brands of politicians that can get elected. Republicans and Democrats. I pick Republicans. I want conservatives. Ultra mega supra heavy duty axe wielding Nordic horn helmeted conservatives. Republicans are generally more conservative than Democrats. So I pick Republicans.

If Arlen starts picking up steam ping me.

Stay with conservative. We need to restrain the GOP's compromises and bad PR (e.g, support for AWB, etc.). And future elections may hold some Zell Miller type blue-dog Democrats that we would support over a liberal RINO candidate.

Your "what if Arlen Specter was a pres. nominee" comes close to "what if a giant grasshopper grabbed me" but I think I'll stick to what is, Doc.

Well, I mentioned Specter because he's close to home; he's an entrenched RINO who wins by large margins here in PA. Maybe he won't run for President, but that's not the only office that's important. The Senate might hang in the balance next year; how many liberal Republicans would you elect to keep it? Is there no such thing as too many?

Next year he'll face a true conservative, Pat Toomey, in the primary. I'm going to register Republican for the first time in my life, just to vote for Toomey. I expect Toomey to lose big, in which case I'll vote for someone OTHER than Specter in the fall, and change my registration while I'm at it.

If you want a realistic RINO Presidential candidate, try McCain. McCain got trounced by Bush, sure, but five years from now that won't be an option. McCain could very likely take the nomination. What will you do then?