I had never considered John McCain to actually be that intelligent, but the way he's set up this campaign, which has been just totally jaw-dropping in its scope, has caused me to re-evaluate many of my previous opinions of the man, all to his favor. Quite an accomplishment on his part, as I'll opine that I have the tendency to be as stubborn as he can be...
the infowarrior
I can't confirm its true but I have heard that the bloo-blooded cigar smoking long time members of RNC, including Bush and Rove were pressing McCain to pick Romney. If true then that Maverick that we sometime hate, sometime love - did a very very good thing by saying NO to the established order.