What I see in McCain is … awesome will for survival in dire straits and a gift for prescience. […] Fortune loves such arrogant mavericks.

I agree. Fortune does love such persons, and I admire that about McCain. In fact, it was the John McCainish hardheaded, willful, arrogant people who left Europe and built America; and who still immigrate to America today. So, now that Romney’s out, here’s hoping fortune will shine on McCain in this Presidential race, for all our sakes.

FLASH – Romney has “suspended” his campaign. And so the Big Tamale goes to the Hon. John McCain.

The Republican Primaries now become a Triumphal March…Music, Please…

Now to watch the Rushes-Of-This-World explode. Hope they’re as colorful as echt Chinese Fireworks.

Also, some of the ideas they’ve put forward, and some of their connections, are quite questionable. Obama, for instance, seems to have a bug up his backside about Pakistan, and even seems to want to go war with it—-an ally; an ally, what’s more, in possession of the bomb. With the Clintons, it’s selling nuclear secrets to the Chinese, Whitewater, messing up terrorist investigations, etc., etc., etc.

I’m not sure America could survive intact four (and maybe 8) years of this sort of stuff. As Neo has often pointed out, we’re still dealing with Carter’s mistakes in Iran—and may have to deal with even more if Iran gets nuke.

What it is, is that Ive been vituperatively vituperfied and stuff. I’m tired of it. Im tired of the vituperation.

Right?

I respect Michael Totten. I love reading his blog. I have it linked at my blog. But, Mr. Totten, if you read this: “Repubs who didn’t vote for McCain = sore losers” is sloppy. The Schadenfreude seems a bit strong there in Oregon.

I’m also sick of Bill Kristol, Michael Medved, et al saying “I just don’t understand why people say McCain is not conservative”, and “McCain hatred”, and “McCain Derangement Syndrome”. Bull****. I just don’t understand the mountain of straw men erected to deflect legitimate criticism of Sen. McCain.

I’m also throwing in with Andy McCarthy in Wed’s Corner: there’s excitable opposition to McCain. They’ve gone further in their opposition than I have gone. So what? Logical reasons for opposing McCain are not somehow invalidated. There’s also a cranky old man element which supports McCain. Does this mean logical reasons for supporting him are invalidated?

McCarthy:

“I’m sure tired, though, of the intimation that people who have deep misgivings about [McCain] must be deranged.”

http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=MmY0YzlkOWMxYTYxZTlmOWRkMDY2NjIwZmM4YWExZDA=

harry9000 is lumped in where he doesn’t belong. He is vituperatively accused of vituperation. Ironic. Solidarity, harry9000. I got yer back. And, for those in these comments who have defended harry9000’s as a man of reason (as opposed to a man of derangement): you got both our backs. Thank you.

Well put… I made a point of looking at Obama’s website tonite, especially focussing on Israel, an issue very close to my heart. Obama says all the right things, which left me momentarily puzzled…. He also talks about increasing the size of the military. Simultaneously he touts an aggressive diplomacy, as though nothing of the kind has been engaged for several decades…. The dim’s across the board paint Bush, Cheney and company as a greater enemy than the enemy…. Contemplate his positions on Odinga and Kenya, “engaging” everyone from Hugo Chavez to the leaders of Iran, that he’ll prevail over our adversaries by the sheer force of his compelling personality, even endorsed by the jihadi leadership,…. telling everyone what they want to hear simultaneously, in addition to promising to spread the “wealth” more equitably; It’s a smug shell game, where Obama and Hillary even have themselves fooled, but in the end we’re the suckers…..