Flying Pink Unicorns

I wrote last week I was pretty sure that McCain would be the GOP nominee. I can update that now; I'm essentially positive.

Now my prediction record is famously lousy (New Hampshire last week fits right in) but I think this is a matter that CAN be predicted. McCain is the only Republican that any voters trust. The movers and shakers are largely refraining from attacking him, very unlike 2000.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0108/7890.html

This fact by itself demonstrates that the hierarchical GOP is starting to do what its supposed to do. There's an old saying that democrats want to fall in love (ask Obama) and Republicans want to fall in line (ask Bob Dole). The falling in line process has just begun. McCain is the least objectionable to the big tent. Romney hasn't lived up and won't -- he's just run as too much of a phony. Thompson never got started (one of the bigger political belly flops in recent years), Rooooody hasn't quite BEGUN his campaign yet, its too late now Rooooody. Huckabe everyone can see aint ready.

Its McCain. And he's the democrats' worst nightmare. By far the most electable of this GOP crop; he'll make sure that the 2008 election is highly competitive. This is very bad for the country; as I've said many times the GOP needs to lose and lose BIG in 2008, so it can begin much needed self-examination. McCain is most unlikely to lose BIG, so that much-needed death and rebirth of the GOP is at best delayed, at worst avoided. Woe is us.