Originally Posted by Chode

I'm still not willing to concede that the Democrats differences constitute chaos. In fact, Clinton and Obama share more points in common than not. Face it; 8 years of Neocon leadership have produced failures virtually across the board. Even even No Child Left Behind and Afghanistan aren't enough to make up for the dramatic failures of the Bush agenda.

Sure, there are a couple of bright spots in the current term. Bush fired Rummy. So, after years of his micro-mismanagement of the war in Iraq, hitch the commanders in the field got a chance to use established counter-insurgency tactics. But even with the U.S. working more closely with Iraqi factional leaders and tribal leaders, I still don't believe anyone can call the war a success. If you want to read a truly scathing view of the current strategy and how it relates to McCain, try this one.

The one millstone that McCain hasn't a prayer of removing from his neck is the state of the economy. Let's see now, home mortgage foreclosures have now broken the record set during the Reagan administration, Bush has turned a record budget surplus into a massive deficit, gas prices are at record highs, and taxpayers are footing the bill for a failed investment bank. None of this is a good argument for Republican economic policies. In fact, this is exactly why Federal oversight of banking and securities trading was established to begin with. There are good reasons why antitrust legislation was enacted (a priority of more clear-headed Republicans than the current crop).

Bottom line is that the upcoming election will see Republican Presidential ambitions go down in flames. Personally, I'm bringing hot dogs and marshmallows.