You gotta appreciate the headline. Jason points out that some will take the recent endorsements of John McCain by major newspapers and Joe Lieberman as a reminder of McCain's deviations from the conservative orthodoxy. No doubt true. It may also be that McCain will tap into a segment of the population that is tired of petty bickering. Julie Ponzi makes this postulation.
McCain may be able to prove that one can bicker without that bickering being petty. McCain certainly is capable of picking political fights (unfortunately sometimes those fights are with those on his own side). But as we have witnessed McCain's approach to Hillary Clinton, he seems capable of disagreement without being disagreeable. McCain has strongly criticized Clinton without attacking her personally.
John McCain can stand firm for things while creating unity. This makes him distinct from Barack Obama, the other "unity" candidate, who attempts to forge consensus around insipid and empty appeals to "hope" and "new politics." Still, one would like to see a race between Obama and McCain. It might be good for the country to avoid those who are married to hyper-partisanship.
For those who care (precious few, I suspect), I am on the road and my blogging will be light for the next couple weeks.
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