I said at the time Haig was not the man for the job but he has come into his own in the last few yrs and is incredibly capable and a brilliant Orator- arguably the best in the conservative party atm, that aside, the point i think you are making and please feel free to correct me, is that you feel sorry for McCain as he should have been the candidate for the republicans years back as a better choice than certain other administrations.

His closing speech was his finest of the campaign recognising implicitly what a massive event Obama's election is.
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