[308MBR]

Two pieces of driftwood bumping together in the creek is what this is.

[EternalVigilance]

With its open primary, loaded with Dem crossover votes, I can see why two RINOs like McCain and Romney could think that Michigan is a prime hunting ground.

McCain won the state in 2000, with the help of lots of liberal Dems.

Lot of good it did him.

If the GOP were stupid enough to nominate either one of these two, the leftist or the traitor, it would spell the beginning of the end of the Grand Old Party.

But it won't happen. Michigan is an anomoly.

[MNJohnnie]

McCain vs. Romney

I take NONE OF THE ABOVE for $1000.00 Alex

[freespirited]

Those same Christian conservatives who make up the Republican base may dislike McCain even more than Mormonism.

I am not sure there are words to describe how much I dislike him.

And I'm Jewish.

[JohnnyZ]

This view has a lot to do with the two frontrunners, Senator John McCain of Arizona and Governor Mitt Romney of Massachusetts.

RINO vs RINO

[cripplecreek]

I don't like either and it has nothing to do with their respective religions.

[xjcsa]

So apparently only Romney and McCain are running? Or is that just in the delusional world of this author?

[Beagle8U]

The Weakly Standard is forgetting about George Allen.

The grass roots Republicans in Michigan wont work, or vote, for McCain or Romney.

Yob can go pound sand.

[Dolphy]

Chuck Yob, the longtime Republican national committeeman from Michigan and arguably the biggest political kingmaker in the state...

King-maker? One only needs to look at how the Republicans are handling the senate race here to know that there is no king-maker. There are nothing but battling factions that cost Republicans on the national scene.

[Common Tator]

Michigan will be as important in 2008 as it was in 2000.

If will have no effect on who will get the Republican nomination.

[rhinohunter]

WHEN POLITICAL HANDICAPPERS START LAYING ODDS on a presidential election...

Here's some early odds for you... The chances of me EVER voting for McStain are ZERO.

[Reaganwuzthebest]

WHEN POLITICAL HANDICAPPERS START LAYING ODDS on a presidential election...

With all due respect Mark, you're laying eggs, McCain hasn't got a chance.

[MrBambaLaMamba]

If either of these fools get the nod, the Hildabeast is in.

[WFTR]

I still don't believe that McCain will run in 2008. His health hasn't always been good, and bad health would make the campaign a very rough experience. On top of that, the presence of Mitt Romney and possibly Chuck Hagel in the race will split the voters who supported him last time. If he runs, he's likely to come in third or fourth in quite a few early states. If he comes in third in those states, no one will care what he says about anything. If he stays out of the race, he can keep drawing attention throughout the campaign as "the guy who shoulda' been there." He can also keep talk of being nominated in a brokered convention alive. Once he's beaten in a few primaries, all of that attention will disappear.

The Weekly Standard (or is it Weakly Standard) seems to be trying very hard to ignore the fact that stronger conservatives will be in the race. I suspect that both of them will have problems reaching the nomination.

I'm also tired of people thinking that the whole nomination needs to be decided in the first few primaries. The strongest candidates in the general election are the ones who had the toughest fights for the nomination. Bill Clinton was nearly out of it, and he ended up winning in '92. His win kept the Democrats in power for eight years. Ronald Reagan was one primary loss away from quitting in 1980. If he'd lost North Carolina, he'd have given up entirely. He won, and his win carried the GOP to 12 years in the White House. I realize that the insiders would like to think that the best plan is to decide things early before the voters really speak through the primaries, but that plan isn't what's best for the country.

Bill

[tflabo]

"McCain, who has a rocky relationship with the Republican base dating back to 2000, has been vigorously mending fences with social conservatives"

We conservatives aint buying no hooey from McCain. His tongue is forked just like his intentions and throwing bones at conservatives will result in bare bones support from the base. McCan't will NEVER be President. NEVER!

[rhinohunter]

Republicans could end up with an open primary on a different date from the Democratic primary.

So does this mean Michigan voters can legally vote in BOTH primaries?

[John Lenin]

McCain is only in this race to keep the leftover money from the campaign for when he retires next term. I wouldn't vote for this traitor unless I was forced too.

[caresistance]

One of the news shows had the results of a GOP straw poll showing Tom Tancredo leading a field of top contenders. Surprising that no mention is given in this article.

[Hot Tabasco]

"Local conservative poo-bahs who backed Bush in early primary states, such as Chuck Yob in Michigan

Dont know Chuck and never heard of him. We're going to see more and more of this type of McCain media support up until the primary. I can tell you this tho, I have a friend here in Macomb County (highly republican) who is a delegate and very active in the Macomb County Republican party and will attest that John "crash and burn" McCain is NOT a welcome candidate around these parts........

Media is desperate to get him nominated via positive press but being the biased whores that they are, they will ultimately bring him down if he is the Repub nominee......

[BlackbirdSST]

It's a RINO Stampede! Blackbird.