[Still Thinking]

I hope the obliteration of Juan McLame in last year's general election disproves to the GOP powers-that-be once and for all the falsehood that the GOP needs to "move to the center" to win. Aside from Rooty, McLame was probably the most "centrist" (leftist) candidate, and look where it got the Republicans. Two-four years of exile. It couldn't be any worse if they ran someone who can actually credibly articulate the principles the GOP claims to stand for. IOW they have nothing to lose and they might surprise themselves and find out it's a winning proposition. Worked for Reagan.

[HiTech RedNeck]

McCain’s fatal problem in the election was not in being centrist. It was in not effectively fighting. He had only glancing blows from powder puffs to offer Obama. If McCain had flogged and flayed that flim-flam in the places where they differed substantially but Obama was busy pretending otherwise, we might not be going through this agony now.