Last Man Standing

With high-ranking Republicans being tied to scandals left and right (or as they would have you believe, left only), the landscape of the 2007 presidential scramble is suddenly changing. Yesterday, Texas bad boy and House Majority Leader TOM DELAY was indicted by a Texas Grand Jury for conspiring to illegally funnel corporate cash to state Republicans in 2002. BILL FRIST, senate majority leader and crazy bible-thumper now faces dual investigations by the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and the Securities and Exchange Commission into his stock sales of his 'blind trust,' which he apparently knew quite a bit about. And then of course, there is Herr President's top advisor and so-called 'brain,' KARL ROVE, who is leaking names of CIA operatives in the field, is probably guilty of treason. Meanwhile, Arizona Senator JOHN McCAIN led a second hearingon steroids in sports with such tender moments as a letter from the little league association of america begging for the MLB to set a better example to America's youth. You tell me, who looks like a potential republican candidate for President? And do you think he's going toask Rove to work on his campaign? The same man who did his best to circulate false stories during the 2000 Republican primary such as: McCain was a stoolie for his captors in the Hanoi Hilton; McCain fathered a black daughter out of wedlock (a reference to McCain's adopted Bangladeshi daughter); Cindy McCain's drug "abuse"; and even McCain's "homosexuality." No, I think not.

This is good news for America, because it has become increasingly obvious in the last three years that McCain may be one of the most sane members left in the Republican party. I'm already on record saying I will register republican and vote in the primary to keep crazy religious loonies off the national ticket, and that I hope McCain will run again (since Bush basically stole the 2000 election from him with Rove's help). America can not help but be benefited by a moderate thinker (in opposition to Bush's evangelical unthinking leadership - or 'gut' leadership if you will) in the white house, one who has years of experience in politics in washington and who has actually worked with democrats (remember all the rumors about him as Kerry's running partner).

Is this good news for the Democrats? Well, probably not. They will pick up some momentum with Republican leaders falling to scandal, but there's not a man in the party that can run with John McCain... and the woman that most wants to, Hillary Clinton, will more than likely be the death of the 2008 presidential bid before the campaign even begins. So what do they do? I don't know, I'll leave that discussion up to all my democrat friends who all seem to know what's best for the party (and seems to me, know better than the party leadership). I'll continue to wait till someone actually bothers to win my vote, and stand up for freedom for all Americans. Anyone? Anyone? Anyone? Yeah, didn't think so.