I think if Bush loses, we may well see an even more regressive Republican candidate in 2008. The article linked to above shows that the Republican party leadership simply will not tolerate moderates in their midst. Horrified as I was by it, watching the RNC last summer and listening to Republican politician after Republican politician say over and over they wanted to drive the moderate faction out of the party FOR GOOD, I don't hold out much hope for that party. I know a lot of people would like to think John McCain would save the party from themselves, but I just don't see that happening.

I would LOVE to be proved wrong about that though. However, the divisions in US society are truly the cultural divisions. The moderate leaning Republicans have all been driven out of the party ideologically anyway, because of the fanatic Christian faction of the party which Bush leads (but oddly, Cheney doesn't represent or even pander to).

Let us just hope they throw the bum out.