"But from McCain's perspective...(h)e doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell of getting elected..."

What? You are usually quite sharp on politics, John Hardly, but this time you are mistaken.

McCain has positioned himself as a social liberal, actually to the left of most Democrats. His only conservative position is War on Terror, where he stands side-by-side with Lieberman and a fair share of the other party. He is even in favor of amnesty for illegal Mexicans putting him in opposition to most Republicans on the issue.

He not only can be elected, he will be elected. No matter how the news media spin things for Obama, his accomplishments in life make him a true lightweight. The fact that he was born to an African and raised in Indonesia makes him very suspect here in rural America. It's not the race but the fear that he is an internationalist and not a US patriot.

Same for The Hillary when it comes to internationalism. Her hubby allowed foreign interests to buy a huge number of American companies many with extremely sensitive information. Many supply parts and serveices to the US military. The Hillary would be even less patriotic than her hubby was. She is also a liar, although not as much as Slick Willy.

One other kicker for McCain is his last name. Those of us who are not Irish pay little attention, but the Irish do. He spends time, when he can, in Irish-American bars drinking with his people. Since nearly 1 in 4 Americans claim Irish ancestry, this is a huge plus for McCain.