I find myself increasingly convinced that the McCain/Palin ticket is going to  win. I do not like this thought, and spend much time these days working to  convince myself that once he's in Office the real John McCain will re- emerge.

I think that will be the case.  I think McCain will only run for a single term.  Once in office he won't need to worry about what his party thinks because he won't need them if he doesn't plan on a second term.  If so, it would make him much more likely to work with Congress instead of against it and really distinguish himself as nothing like Bush. 

Palin's next interview is, understandably, with Sean Hannity. 

I can see it now:

Sean : Hello Governor Palin

Palin: Hello Sean

Sean: Oh....Oh....oh......oh god....oh god....yes!!!! yes!!!!! YES!!!!!!!!, excuse me does anyone have a kleenex?

So kind of like every Obama interview?  :P

Eyes on the prize, people.  Bush is leaving.  Bush is leaving.  Krusty's coming.  Krusty's coming.  Oops, lost my train of thought.  Bush is leaving...

Maybe JB's right and once he can shed all the detritus he's had to accumulate to get where he is, the "real" John McCain will emerge. That would make a killer inauguration speech: "I'd like to start by firing every single one of my advisors..."

Also: it's Hillary's own fault she wasn't even under consideration for VP.  Run a scorched earth campaign, and you end up with nothing but scorched earth.  Hell, even Biden's got a "the kid cain't cut it" soundbite out there.

Obama got this hard hitting question in an interview.

If your vice president had to be an athlete, who would you pick?" which was Scott's first question. (Obama picked Walter Payton.)