Shakeup In The GOP Race

I'm afraid after this weekend, it's all over for Fred Thompson (and poor Duncan Hunter hasn't a clue about marketing and is completely off the radar). Fred was the candidate of choice for the conservative base of America, but they never rallied around him completely (re: $) because there was never that 'fire in the belly'. Fred wanted to be president, just not as badly as we wanted him to be.

While unfortunate, I'm now all but sold on McCain after his surprising speech this evening after winning South Carolina. He understands the threat of radical Islamic facists and terrorism probably moreso than Guiliani does, so I'll give him a pass on his momentary lapse of reason regarding global warming. His border security plan is acceptable, though it would be nice if he came out and said he wished he could make some changes in retrospect to voting with Sen. Kennedy on the subject recently. But he still has some issues to prove to the GOP base that he's willing to work alongside, but not get too buddy-buddy with, some questionable Democrats.

Another case in point... better first lady: Cindy McCain or Bill Clinton?