The great party machine has probably already decided that Obama will win the next election, so the charade of finding a Republican challenger to face off against him is just a question of picking a sacrificial lamb to go through the motions at the polls and keep the Great Game going in its usual farcical (and very costly) fashion. It MUST be done, otherwise the American public might stop believing they have a choice! They might stop believing they live in a real democracy! And that could lead to widespread anger...perhaps even revolution.

So a chump must be found to lose for the Republicans in 2012. And one SHALL be found! Just like McCain was found in 2008, and Michael Dukakis was found back in....you remember? Well, awhile back it was...

There are times for a Republican sacrificial candidate and times for a Democratic sacrificial candidate, and I predict that it's the Republicans who are in line for the sacrifice this time.

There are other times when either party has a fair chance of winning the big charade. Those times are a bit more interesting.