They don't make good presidential candidates anymore

Conservatism is in dire straits because Candidate McCain's party can't back him due to his lukewarm posturing. To illustrate, here's a quote from a very intelligent friend:

"Saw news coverage of a McCain / Palin rally this week, where the conservative faithful were ripping McCain right to his face for acting like a compromising pansy rather than the leader of a political party during a crisis, who should be leading the charge , identifying the cause of the problems, explaining why liberalism is self-defeating, why corruption is out of control in both parties, and taking the fight to the enemy - in both parties."

"As if somehow, adding a little arsenic to your diet is ok even if its fatal, because you don't want to offend the arsenic growers."

We need Reagan back.