Over at Robb’s:

“Because the worst of all cases would be McCain losing by razor thin margins”

I was pondering that very point earlier today. It’s dead-on. Anything short of complete annihilation of McCain in the election will be twisted as an endorsement of this new, shitty brand of conservatism. Consider it backwards evolution of conservative principles. Soft-Core-Conservatism, even. Anything short of a monumental defeat for John McCain has serious, negative implications for the GOP. All of a sudden, conservatives - the kind for limited government, secure borders, and individual liberty - are going to be relegated to the political trash-heap as we become a two party system in name only (we are right on the cusp as it is and have been for some time). Liberal RINO Republicans won’t NEED conservatives and all of the hassles they come with. Bet on yourself being ignored. You’ll have liberals and conservatives like some people have two left feet. Two parties tripping over themselves trying to pander to the same groups with only slight differences in principles and equal amounts of disdain for the “common man”.

Meanwhile, along with libertarians you’ll have conservatives. There will be no reasonable candidate for them, and any candidate that does arrive will be ridiculed as another Perot, another Nader, etc. etc. etc. Someone who’ll threaten the “real” candidate by stealing votes for no good reason. Welcome to the third-party abyss, where you’ll never have a valid candidate because you’re just a nut, a freak, and a fringe psycho.

Is McCain better than Barack It’s Mega-Maid … She’s Gone From Suck To Blow Obama? I don’t think so. You can make the argument for the 2nd Amendment even though McCain is all for closing the mythical loophole. And of course Barack Oh Shit, There Goes The Planet Obama loves global warming just as much as McCain does. And you’re going to go on and on about supreme court nominations? Don’t forget that McCain supported Ginsburg and Breyer.

Don’t think he’ll look to work with his “friends across the aisle” when it comes to avoiding a fight and nominating someone that everyone finds palatable? Sure. Obama has promised the same thing, of course. If you believe either of them, you’re nuts.