McCan't

Let's see, McCain:

• is a Senator with no executive experience;
• defends the morally dubious, disastrously mismanaged, monstrously expensive, and unpopular war in Iraq;
• supports the escalation (permanent surge) in Iraq;
• believes adamantly our troops should remain in Iraq 100 years;
• jokes giddily about 'bomb-bomb-bomb'-ing Iran;
• is eager to practically give a 3rd term to George W. Bush, who has earned his record low popularity and is considered a failure even by conservatives;
• has no experience, knowledge, or even interest in economics, beyond his unethical and probably illegal involvement in the Savings and Loan scandal;
• is anathema to half his party's base for having sponsored bipartisan legislation with arch-Liberals Feingold and Kennedy;
• does not motivate evangelicals, another key part of his party's base;
• has problems controlling his anger, according to many.

If Hillary Clinton is the Democratic nominee,

• expect a record low election turn out.

If Barack Obama is the Democratic nominee,

• tall, elegant, young man vs. short, sloppy, old guy;
• optimism (yes, we can) vs. pessimism (fugetaboudit);
• enthusiastic, united party vs. disillusioned, fractured party;
• rhetorical superstar vs. competent, but uninspiring and easily tired, speaker;
• right from the start on the war vs. wrong, wrong, wrong.

But we can't count these chickens since it will be up to the dubious “wisdom of the crowds”, AKA the American electorate.