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My spectrometer is probably calibrated a bit differently, but I would also place McCain to the left of center (I think the problem is that some folks have caved to the "progressive" line, and calibrate using an extremely relative floating average which extends back less than five years - instead of taking a longer-term political perspective with near-absolute set points). I find McCain to be resting near Kerry (rat POTUS nominee 2004) and right on top of Lieberman (rat VP nominee 2000).

I have no doubt that party-over-principle Republicans would endorse a "REPUBLICAN" Kerry/Lieberman ticket if the only other major-party alternative was an Obama/Gore Democrat ticket. "Lesser evil", and the need to "win" would be the rallying calls, and we would similarly be lambasted for our stubborn refusal to be "pragmatic".